Virtual Reality in Burn Pain Management

United States Army Institute of Surgical Research26 enrolled

Overview

To examine the safety and efficacy of Virtual Reality (VR) distraction therapy in burn patients experiencing severe procedural pain during wound care.

This is a prospective, randomized cross-over study of the safety and effectiveness of the use of a virtual reality distraction intervention to management procedural pain during burn wound care. Up to 20 subjects will be enrolled until 12 complete the study.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Burns Pain

Interventions

Pain managementPROCEDURE

Pain mamagement for burn care procedures.

Standard of care/no virtual reality gameOTHER

no intervention for standard of care

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years or oler with thermal injury * Understands English * patient perception of previous wound care procedural pain is greater than 6 on a numeric pain scal of 0-10 where 0= no pain and 10=worst pain ever experienced * ability to use a computer mouse or hit the space bar on a computer keyboard Exclusion Criteria: * unhealed burned wounds on face, neck or head * history of severe susceptibility to motion sickness * presence of open woun ds to the hands that cannot be covered with a dressing while operating the control button * patients who report a feeling of anxiety or discomfort while viewing the Snow World software on a computer without the helmet

Locations (1)

USAISR

Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

There will be a 20-50% reduction in pain while using Virtual Reality Games during burn wound care

Time frame: 48 hours

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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