This study is designed to find additional methods to reduce pain during wound care. In this study the investigators use virtual reality (a form of distraction) in addition to pain medication during a burn wound care.
This study will employ a randomized within-subjects design. There are three different conditions in this study. By randomization, the participants will experience at least two of the conditions and likely all three, depending on the number of their wound care sessions. All subjects will always receive all their usual pain medications for all treatment conditions. The three conditions are: High Tech Virtual Reality (VRD), Low Tech Virtual Reality (Nature Slides), and standard wound care (no VR). The subjects will be randomly assigned to receive some portions of their wound care sessions during High Tech Virtual Reality (VRD), some portions during Low Tech Virtual Reality (Nature Slides), and some portions with standard wound care, no virtual reality. The treatment orders will be randomized. After each treatment condition the investigators will ask subjects one pain question about their pain intensity during the most recent treatment condition.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
56
The subjects will receive Virtual Reality Snowworld during their wound care procedure. The nurse will be doing their wound care.
The subjects will receive Virtual Reality Slides of Nature during their wound care procedure. The nurse will be doing their wound care.
The subjects will receive their standard care during wound care. The nurse will be doing the wound care.
Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, Washington, United States
"Pain and anxiety" as measured by Graphic Rating Scale
Pain and anxiety is being measured
Time frame: up to an hour
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