Virtual Reality Pain Control During Burn Wound Care

Completed · Phase 2/Phase 3

Conditions studied: Burn

In brief

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

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00261690

Run by

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

People needed

184

Starts

2002-02-01

Expected to finish

2012-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-04-19

Who can join

Age: 6 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Able to complete subjective evaluations of pain
• English-speaking
• Not demonstrating delirium, psychosis, or any form of Organic Brain Disorder
• Able to communicate orally

You may not qualify if…

• 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.

Where it is running

• University of Washington; Harborview Medical Center — Seattle, Washington, United States

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