Virtual Reality in Burn Pain Management

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Burns, Pain

In brief

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

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00593086

Run by

United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

People needed

26

Starts

2007-06-01

Expected to finish

2012-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-02-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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

You may not qualify if…

• 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

Where it is running

• USAISR — Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States

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