Virtual Reality in Burn Pain Management

Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Use of Virtual Reality Video Games to Control Procedural Pain During Burn Wound Care

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00593086
• Other study ID #: H-06-024
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: December 26, 2007
• Last updated: February 25, 2013
• Start date: June 2007
• Est. completion date: June 2012

Study information

• Verified date: February 2013
• Source: United States Army Institute of Surgical Research
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Federal Government
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

To examine the safety and efficacy of Virtual Reality (VR) distraction therapy in burn patients experiencing severe procedural pain during wound care.

Description:

This is a prospective, randomized cross-over study of the safety and effectiveness of the use of a virtual reality distraction intervention to management procedural pain during burn wound care. Up to 20 subjects will be enrolled until 12 complete the study.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 26
• Est. completion date: June 2012
• Est. primary completion date: December 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years or oler with thermal injury

• Understands English

• patient perception of previous wound care procedural pain is greater than 6 on a numeric pain scal of 0-10 where 0= no pain and 10=worst pain ever experienced

• ability to use a computer mouse or hit the space bar on a computer keyboard

Exclusion Criteria:

• unhealed burned wounds on face, neck or head

• history of severe susceptibility to motion sickness

• presence of open woun ds to the hands that cannot be covered with a dressing while operating the control button

• patients who report a feeling of anxiety or discomfort while viewing the Snow World software on a computer without the helmet

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Burns
• Pain

Intervention

Procedure:
• Pain management
Pain mamagement for burn care procedures.

Other:
• Standard of care/no virtual reality game
no intervention for standard of care

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	USAISR	Fort Sam Houston	Texas

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (1)

Patterson DR, Hoffman HG, Weichman SA, Jensen MP, Sharar SR. Optimizing control of pain from severe burns: a literature review. Am J Clin Hypn. 2004 Jul;47(1):43-54. Review. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	There will be a 20-50% reduction in pain while using Virtual Reality Games during burn wound care		48 hours	No