Status:
COMPLETED
Pain Control After Trauma
Lead Sponsor:
University of Washington
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Conditions:
Trauma
Eligibility:
All Genders
12+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Using Virtual Reality as a form of pain control for trauma patients.
Detailed Description
The purpose of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of virtual reality (a form of distraction) in order to reduce patients' pain from trauma.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age greater than or equal to 12 years
- Compliant and able to complete questionnaires
- Hospitalization for internal injuries requiring a laparotomy or for orthopedic injuries (closed long bone or calcaneus fractures).
- A minimum of 3 days hospitalization
- No history of psychiatric (DSM-IV-R Axis I) disorder
- Not demonstrating delirium, psychosis or any form of Organic Brain Disorder
- Able to communicate verbally
- Able to take oral medications
- Baseline pain level of \>=5/10
- English-speaking
Exclusion
- Age less than 12 years
- Not capable of indicating pain intensity
- Not capable of filling out study measures
- Hospitalization of less than 3 days
- Evidence of traumatic brain injury
- History of psychiatric (DSM-IV-R Axis I) disorder as evidenced in the admitting RN and MD admission notes.
- Demonstrating delirium, psychosis or any form of Organic Brain Disorder and associated memory problems.
- Unable to communicate orally.
- Unable to take oral medications
- History of sig. cardiac, endocrine, neurologic, metabolic, respiratory, gastrointestinal or genitourinary impairment
- Receiving prophylaxis for alcohol or drug withdrawal
- Developmental disability
- Mini-mental status score of greater than 20 in patients older than 80 years or suspected of cognitive deficits
- Non-English Speaking
- Extreme susceptibility to motion sickness
- Seizure history
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
184 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00739076
Start Date
August 1 2007
End Date
December 1 2014
Last Update
April 3 2015
Active Locations (1)
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1
University of Washington; Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98104