Study in the Use of Virtual Reality as an Adjunct to Pain Control in Burn Patients

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Burn

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of Virtual Reality (VR) technology during Physical Therapy (PT) and/or Occupational Therapy (OT) for patients with burns. Research questions: Do patients have increased joint Range of Motion (ROM) and reduced pain when using VR during PT compared to PT/OT when VR is not used? Do scores on an imaging ability scale correlate with the effects of VR when used with PT/OT? Do adults and children differ in their ability to engage in the virtual world?

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00591448

Run by

University of Wisconsin, Madison

People needed

10

Starts

2007-10-01

Expected to finish

2008-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-10-17

Who can join

Age: 6 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: 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
• Pain associated with PT/OT
• Age six years and above

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 pain/full range of motion during physical therapy
• Seizure disorder
• Frostbite

Where it is running

• United States — Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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