Virtual Reality and Pain

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati90 enrolled

Overview

Determine the impact of VR-Biofeedback, VR-distraction, and 360 video on pain and medication utilization in patients undergoing surgery; determine the role of anxiety and pain catastrophizing on changes in pain following VR-BF in patients undergoing surgery.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Pain, Postoperative Pain Anxiety Postoperative

Interventions

VR-BiofeedbackOTHER

Participants will be instructed to use the Mindful Aurora application

VR-DistractionOTHER

Participants will be instructed to use one of three applications

360 VideoOTHER

Participants will be instructed which video to view

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 8 YearsMax age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Ages 8 - 18 years * Able to read, understand and speak English * Patients in the immediate postoperative period with significant pain being followed by the Acute Pain Service Exclusion Criteria: * Outside the age range (\< 8 or \> 18 years) * History of developmental delays, uncontrolled psychiatric conditions, or neurological conditions (especially epilepsy and/or significant motion sickness/nausea/vomiting) * History of vertigo, dizziness, and/or seizure disorder * Conditions that would preclude the application of the VR headset, such as surgeries of the head and neck

Locations (1)

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Effect of VR-biofeedback on pain

Pain scores will be collected. Pain will be rated using the numerical rating scale. Participant will rate their pain from 0 - 10. 0 meaning no pain and 10 being the worst pain imaginable.

Time frame: Postoperatively 24 - 90 hours.

Effect of VR-distraction on pain

Pain scores will be collected. Pain will be rated using the numerical rating scale. Participant will rate their pain from 0 - 10. 0 meaning no pain and 10 being the worst pain imaginable.

Time frame: Postoperatively 24 - 90 hours.

Effect of 360 video on pain

Pain scores will be collected. Pain will be rated using the numerical rating scale. Participant will rate their pain from 0 - 10. 0 meaning no pain and 10 being the worst pain imaginable.

Time frame: Postoperatively 24 - 90 hours.

Secondary Outcomes

Effect of VR-biofeedback on anxiety

Anxiety scores will be collected. Anxiety will be rated using a visual analog scale. Anxiety will be rated from 0 - 10. 0 meaning no anxiety 10 being severe anxiety.

Time frame: Before 10 minute VR session.

Effect of VR-biofeedback on anxiety

Anxiety scores will be collected. Anxiety will be rated from 0 - 10. 0 meaning no anxiety 10 being severe anxiety

Time frame: After 10 minute VR session. Anxiety will be rated using a visual analog scale.

Effect of VR-biofeedback on medication use

Medications used will be collected

Time frame: Duration of hospital stay up to 30 days after discharge

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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