Immersive Virtual Reality Intervention for Non-Opioid Pain Management: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Pain, Pain Management
In brief
The study is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of VR non-opioid management vs. a control "sham" intervention for a broad and representative group of medical and surgical patients with pain. Hospitalized patients will receive specialized VR interventions, administered via portable VR headsets, to manage breakthrough pain. Control patients will view content on the in-room Health and Wellness television channel. Investigators will follow patients throughout the course of their hospitalization and monitor outcomes during and after their stays, including pain levels, medication requests, and quality of life.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02887989
- Run by
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- People needed
- 140
- Starts
- 2016-11-16
- Expected to finish
- 2017-08-17
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-11-20
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 110. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Able to understand the goals of the study and provide informed consent
- Any hospitalized patient under care of CSMC inpatient service (ISP), gastroenterology, or psychiatry, admitted between November 2016 and 30 September 2017, who is not excluded due to criteria listed below.
- At least one pain score ≥ 3 documented in the EHR.
- Received at least three doses of opioid medication for breakthrough pain, documented in the EHR.
- At least 18 years of age
- English speaking
You may not qualify if…
- Unable to consent to study due to cognitive difficulty
- Contact Isolation
- Current diagnosis of epilepsy, dementia, or other neurological disease that may prevent use of VR hardware and software
- Sensitivity to flashing light or motion
- Pregnancy, or a medical condition where the patient is prone to frequent nausea or dizziness
- Recent stroke
- Post-transplant patient, or pre-transplant patient with severe illness
- Patient on ventilator, BiPAP, or other breathing assistance equipment
- Injury to the eyes, face, neck, or arms that prevents comfortable use of VR hardware or software, or safe use of the hardware (e.g., open sores, wounds, or skin rash on face)
- Non-English speaking
Where it is running
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center — Los Angeles, California, United States
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