VR High Tech Pain Control Burn Wound Care

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)8 enrolled

Overview

Using virtual reality as a form of distraction for pain during wound care. Virtual reality involves looking into a set of goggles and then moving through a computer-simulated world.

This study has three different groups. Patients will be randomly assigned to one of three groups (two treatments and one control). Treatment for Group 1 is Virtual Reality Distraction during wound care. Group 2 will listen to an audio recording called "Sounds of Nature". Group 3 will be the control group. Subjects in all three groups will receive the following questionnaires: Graphic Rating Scale McGill Short-Form pain questionnaire Sullivan Catastrophization scale (only on Day 1/Baseline) The Nurse GRS

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Pain Burn

Interventions

Virtual Reality DistractionBEHAVIORAL

The subjects will receive a 20-minute Virtual Reality Distraction (VRD) during their wound care procedure. The nurse will be doing their wound care.

Audio (sound of nature)BEHAVIORAL

The subjects will listen to an audio recording called "Sounds of Nature" during their wound care.

Control standard nurse wound careBEHAVIORAL

The subjects will receive their standard care during wound care. The nurse will be doing the wound care.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age greater than or equal to 18 years * Compliant and able to complete questionnaires * No history of psychiatric disorder * Not demonstrating delirium, psychosis or any form of Organic Brain Disorder * Able to communicate verbally * English-speaking Exclusion Criteria: * Age less than 18 years * Not capable of indicating pain intensity * Not capable of filling out study measures * Evidence of traumatic brain injury * History of psychiatric disorder * Demonstrating delirium, psychosis or any form of Organic Brain Disorder and associated memory problems * Unable to communicate orally * Receiving prophylaxis for alcohol or drug withdrawal * Developmental disability * Any face/head/neck injuries that interfere with the use of Virtual Reality equipment * Non-English Speaking * Extreme susceptibility to motion sickness * Seizure history

Locations (1)

University of Washington; Harborview Medical Center

Seattle, Washington, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

"Pain" as measured by McGill Short Form Pain Questionnaire

Pain is being measured

Time frame: up to an hour

"Pain" as measured by Nurse Graphic Rating Scale

Pain is being measured.

Time frame: up to 3 hours

"Pain and anxiety" as measured by Graphic Rating Scale

Pain and anxiety is being measured

Time frame: up to an hour

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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