Water-friendly Virtual Reality and Brief Thermal Pain

University of Washington92 enrolled

Overview

Using immersive virtual reality as a form of pain distraction during a brief "painful but tolerable" temperature.

This study will use Quantitative Sensory Testing (computer-controlled brief 10 second thermal pain stimuli) in healthy college students. The primary aim is to conduct a randomized, controlled study with healthy volunteers to explore whether interacting with virtual objects in VR via a high tech interactive VR system makes VR significantly more effective/powerful compared to a less immersive passive VR system, vs. No VR, for reducing pain during quantitative sensory testing.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Pain, Acute

Interventions

Virtual Reality psychological pain reductionBEHAVIORAL

attention distraction

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Currently enrolled in a course at the University of Washington Psychology Dept., participating in the UW Psychology subject pool * Able to read, write and comprehend English * Able to complete study measures * Willing to follow our UW approved instructions * 18 years of age or older Exclusion Criteria: * People how have already previously participated in this same study (e.g., last quarter) are not eligible to participate again. * Not enrolled in a course at the University of Washington Psychology Dept., participating in the UW Psychology subject pool * Not be able to read, write and comprehend English * Younger than 18 years of age. * Not capable of completing measures * Not capable of indicating pain intensity, * Not capable of filling out study measures, * Extreme susceptibility to motion sickness, * Seizure history, * Unusual sensitivity or lack of sensitivity to pain, * Sensitive skin, * sensitive feet, * migraines, * Diabetes.

Locations (1)

University of Washington (public not eligible for participation)

Seattle, Washington, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

participants rating of "worst pain "

using a single graphic rating scale, 0 = no pain, 10 = excruciating pain

Time frame: immediately after each single 10 second test phase quantitative sensory test stimulus during a single visit

Secondary Outcomes

participants rating of "time spent thinking about pain"

using a single graphic rating scale, 0 = none of the time, 10 = all of the time

Time frame: immediately after each single 10 second quantitative sensory test stimulus during a single visit

participants rating of "pain unpleasantness "

using a single graphic rating scale, 0 = no pain, 10 = excruciating pain

Time frame: immediately after each single 10 second quantitative sensory test stimulus during a single visit

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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