This study will evaluate the impact of our smartphone-based Virtual Reality Pain Alleviation Tool (VR-PAT) during the repeated at-home burn dressing changes of children (5-17 years) with a burn injury in comparison with a control group of children with a burn injury who will not use VR-PAT during at-home burn dressing changes. We hypothesize that children using VR-PAT will report less pain during their dressing changes.
Subjects will be randomly assigned to either the VR-PAT intervention group or Control group. Subjects and caregivers in both groups will perform daily dressing changes (as prescribed by their physician) and afterward will answer questions about their pain and any medications used. Subjects and caregivers in the intervention group will answer additional questions about their experience using the VR-PAT, ease of use, and helpfulness. Surveys will be repeated with each dressing changes for one week.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
36
Smartphone-based Virtual Reality Pain Alleviation Tool (VR-PAT) via a lightweight, mobile VR headset
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Pain assessment during dressing changes.
1-10 rating scale (self-reported and caregiver-reported), 1(min)-10(max), with higher score indicating worse outcome.
Time frame: 15-30 minutes during daily burn dressing changes for up to 7 days.
Observed VR experience.
caregiver-reported subject's engagement with VR (VR-PAT arm only) using a 5-item parent questionnaire.
Time frame: Daily for 15-30 minutes burn dressing change for up to 7 days.
Self-reported VR experience.
1-10 rating scale of degree of realism, pleasure, and satisfaction with VR (VR-PAT arm only), with higher score meaning better outcome.
Time frame: Daily for 15-30 minutes burn dressing change for up to 7 days.
Burn-related medications
caregiver-reported name and dosage of medication provided for burn-related pain
Time frame: Daily for burn dressing change for up to 7 days.
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