Virtual Reality (VR) for Prone Pain Procedures

NCT ID: NCT05615675

Last Updated: 2025-03-25

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 100 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-05-13
• Study Completion Date: 2024-09-09

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) distraction in patients undergoing interventional pain procedures in the prone position. VR has been shown to improve patient experience during interventional pain procedures, however, many of these procedures are done in the prone position making VR a challenge. This study will evaluate the effect of a VR headset and support in patients undergoing prone interventional pain procedures compared to control.

Conditions

Virtual Reality; Anxiety; Pain

Study Design

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

Study Groups

Virtual Reality

Patients undergo prone pain procedure with virtual reality distraction

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Virtual Reality Headset

Intervention Type: OTHER

Patient uses a virtual reality headset and support during prone pain procedure

Control

Patients undergo prone pain procedure without virtual reality distraction

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Virtual Reality Headset

Patient uses a virtual reality headset and support during prone pain procedure

Intervention Type: OTHER

Other Intervention Names

Oculus Quest Virtual Reality Headset

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients aged 18 years old or older, who are referred to University of California Davis Pain Medicine Clinic and require an interventional pain procedure
• English speaking and with the ability to understand oral and written instructions

Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnant women
• Prisoners
• Patients who have high risk of motion sickness, seizure disorder, or visual/hearing impairment

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

Sponsors

University of California, Davis

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Michael Jung, MD MBA

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of California, Davis

Locations

UC Davis Interventional Pain Clinic

Sacramento, California, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

1919687

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id