Status:

UNKNOWN

Virtual Reality for Burn Wound Care Pain Control

Lead Sponsor:

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Conditions:

Pain

Anxiety

Eligibility:

All Genders

12+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The investigators propose to study the effects of virtual reality (VR) on patients' pain perception during burn wound care. Such variables include psychiatric diagnosis and standard pain coping (i.e. ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 12-100years
  • Minimum burn wound size of 2% total body surface area (TBSA) excluding head and dominant hand
  • Be able to sit upright independently in bed
  • Minimum pain rating of 4/10 on a Visual Analog Scale (only using the most painful extremity).
  • Able to consent to the study

Exclusion

  • Known history of motion sickness
  • Seizures
  • Migraines
  • Current psychosis, dementia, or delirium
  • Current blindness and/or deafness that significantly affects their ability to experience the VR

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

May 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

12 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00663013

Start Date

October 1 2007

End Date

May 1 2010

Last Update

January 4 2011

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New York Presbyterian Hospital, WRH Burn Center

New York, New York, United States, 10065