Virtual Reality Pain Control During Burn Wound Care

This study is currently recruiting participants.

Verified by National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), April 2007

Sponsored by:	National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Information provided by:	National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00261690

Purpose

Using Virtual Reality as a form of Distraction during Burn Care.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Burn	Behavioral: Virtual Reality Distraction	Phase II Phase III

MedlinePlus related topics: Burns

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Placebo Control, Single Group Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title:	Use of Virtual Reality for Adjunctive Treatment of Burn Pain

Further study details as provided by National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS):

Primary Outcome Measures:

We use GRS, McGill to measure the outcome. [ Time Frame: once a day ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment:	360
Study Start Date:	February 2002
Estimated Study Completion Date:	March 2012
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	March 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
1: Experimental Virtual Reality distraction	Behavioral: Virtual Reality Distraction Using virtual reality distraction during a procedure

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

Ages Eligible for Study:	6 Years to 60 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

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 Criteria:

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.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00261690

Contacts

Contact: David R. Patterson, Ph.D.	206-731-5443	davepatt@u.washington.edu
Contact: Maryam Soltani, M.Ed.	206-731-2172	soltani@u.washington.edu

Locations

United States, Washington
University of Washington; Harborview Medical Center	Recruiting
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98104
Contact: David R. Patterson, Ph.D. 206-731-5443 davepatt@u.washington.edu
Contact: Maryam Soltani, M.Ed. 206-731-2172 soltani@u.washington.edu
Principal Investigator: David R. Patterson, Ph.D.

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

David R. Patterson, Ph.D.

University of Washington

More Information

Publications of Results:

Garcia-Palacios, A., Hoffman, H.G., Cain, V., Tininenko, J., Schmidt, A., Villa-Martin, H., and Patterson, D.R., (2004). Using virtual reality to help reduce pain during severe burn wound-care procedures. In MacLachlan, M., and Gallagher, P., Eds Enabling Technologies: Body Image and Body Function. Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh England. Hoffman, H.G., Patterson, D.R., Magula, J., Carrougher, G.J. Zeltzer, K. Dagadakis, S., & Sharar, S. R. (2004). Water-friendly virtual reality pain control during wound care. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 60, 1-7.

Other Publications:

Hoffman HG, Patterson DR, Magula J, Carrougher GJ, Zeltzer K, Dagadakis S, Sharar SR. Water-friendly virtual reality pain control during wound care. J Clin Psychol. 2004 Feb;60(2):189-95.

Responsible Party:	University of Washington; Harborview Medical Center ( National Institute of Health )
Study ID Numbers:	97-4938-C, R01 GM042725
Study First Received:	December 2, 2005
Last Updated:	August 21, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00261690
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS):

Virtual Reality Distraction

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Burns
Wounds and Injuries
Disorders of Environmental Origin
Pain

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 14, 2009