Actively Recruiting
Virtual Reality As Adjunct Therapy for Vaso-Occlusive Pain
Led by Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans · Updated on 2025-01-14
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
66 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans
Lead Sponsor
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KindVR
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this randomized control clinical trial is to learn if virtual reality can be used to treat sickle cell pain in children. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does virtual reality reduce pain severity during a child's hospital stay for a vaso-occlusive pain crisis? Does virtual reality decrease the daily use of opiates? Researchers will compare standard therapy to the use of standard therapy plus a daily virtual reality experience to see if virtual reality works to treat sickle cell pain. All patients will: \- Be asked to fill out a pain assessment survey three times daily for up to 3 days If randomized to intervention arm, patients will: * Participate in an immersive virtual reality experience once daily for up to 3 days * Fill out a survey twice daily to monitor for side effects from virtual reality experience * Fill out a satisfaction survey once during the study period
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Virtual Reality As Adjunct Therapy for Vaso-Occlusive Pain
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patient 8 up to 21 years of age
- Presenting with vaso-occlusive pain crisis requiring hospital admission for pain management
- No known cognitive or neurological deficits
- Parental or guardian permission and child assent if appropriate
You will not qualify if you...
- Patients 7 years old or younger
- Presence of sickle cell complications requiring more than standard vaso-occlusive pain care, such as acute chest syndrome, splenic sequestration, post-operative pain, or stroke
- Developmental or cognitive inability to use virtual reality equipment or answer questions
- Lack of parental or guardian permission or refusal of child assent
- Prior participation in this study
- Inability to start study interventions within 24 hours of hospital admission
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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Children's Hospital of New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70118
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
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Molly E Sonenklar, MD
CONTACT
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Casey M Treuting, MD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
2
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