Status:
COMPLETED
Virtual Reality Pain Control During Burn Wound Care
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Conditions:
Burn
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-60 years
Phase:
PHASE2
PHASE3
Brief Summary
Using Virtual Reality as a form of Distraction during Burn Care.
Detailed Description
The purpose of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of virtual reality (a form of distraction) in order to reduce patients' procedural burn pain.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Able to complete subjective evaluations of pain
- English-speaking
- Not demonstrating delirium, psychosis, or any form of Organic Brain Disorder
- Able to communicate orally
Exclusion
- Incapable of indicating subjective evaluation of pain
- Non-English-speaking
- Severe head or neck injury or other medical conditions that prohibit patient from wearing VR helmet
- Demonstrating delirium, psychosis, or Organic Brain Disorder
- Unable to communicate verbally
- Significant developmental disability
- Extreme susceptibility to motion sickness
- Reports having no problem with pain during wound care.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2002
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
184 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00261690
Start Date
February 1 2002
End Date
March 1 2012
Last Update
April 19 2013
Active Locations (1)
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1
University of Washington; Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98104