Impact of Virtual Reality Hypnosis on Pain and Anxiety During Dressings Change in Burn Patients

NCT ID: NCT03924908

Last Updated: 2023-06-27

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: WITHDRAWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-01-01
• Study Completion Date: 2025-06-01

Brief Summary

Different non-pharmacological techniques, including hypnosis and virtual reality are currently used as complementary tools in the treatment of pain related to burn injury. A new technique called 'virtual reality hypnosis' (VRH) (Patterson et al., 2004), which encompasses a combination of both tools, is regularly used although its actual function remains unknown to this date. With the goal to improve our understanding of VRH combination effects, it is necessary to elaborate randomized and controlled research studies in order to understand their actual function in individual's perception. 100 patients who are treated as outpatients for burn care will be randomly assigned to virtual reality or VRH. Patients will receive one session of one of these techniques during burn dressing change.Physiological parameters will be recorded during dressing change. Participants will fill in a questionnaire evaluating their tendency to be absorbed and dissociated, and another evaluating their level of perceived immersion. Their level of anxiety, pain, fatigue and relaxation will be evaluated before and after the session. A short interview will also be conducted to give participants the opportunity to openly describe their experience.

Conditions

Burns; Pain, Acute; Anxiety

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

VRH

Virtual reality hypnosis

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

VRH

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Patients will see a 3D film combined with a hypnotic voice during the entire procedure of dressing change

VR

Virtual reality

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

VR

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Patients will see a 3D film without any hypnotic voice during the entire procedure of dressing change

Interventions

VRH

Patients will see a 3D film combined with a hypnotic voice during the entire procedure of dressing change

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

VR

Patients will see a 3D film without any hypnotic voice during the entire procedure of dressing change

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Burn patient treated as outpatient
• Burn surface area > or = 5% of the total body surface area
• mainly 2nd degree burn

Exclusion Criteria

• Psychiatric antecedents
• Claustrophobia
• Heavy hearing
• Visual impairment
• Face burn
• Conjunctivitis
• Consent not obtained

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

University of Liege

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Anne-Françoise Rousseau

Head of Clinic, principal investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Other Identifiers

BurnVR-H

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id