The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of VR distraction on reducing anxiety patients undergoing interventional pain procedures compared to placebo/active placebo or a non VR option.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
99
Patient wears a virtual reality headset during interventional pain procedure
UC Davis Interventional Pain Clinic
Sacramento, California, United States
Anxiety Score
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Self-reported anxiety instrument containing two separate 2-item subscales that measure trait (baseline) and state (situational) anxiety; Total range 20 to 80 with higher scores indicating greater anxiety)
Time frame: Immediately before procedure and immediately after procedure.
Pain Score
Pain score on an 11-point numerical rating scale (Total range 0-10 with higher scores indicating greater pain)
Time frame: Immediately before procedure, during procedure, and immediately after procedure
Sedation Requirements
Amount of benzodiazepines and opioid medications given
Time frame: During course of procedure
Global Impression of Change
Global Impression of Change on a 7-point scale (Lower scores indicating decline in clinical status, and higher scores indicating improvement in clinical status)
Time frame: Immediately after procedure
Patient Experience Satisfaction
Experience Satisfaction on an 11-point scale (Total range 0-10 with higher scores indicating higher patient experience satisfaction)
Time frame: Immediately after procedure
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