Virtual Reality Distraction for Anxiety Reduction During Trigger Points Procedures in Pain Medicine Clinic

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Pain Management

In brief

This study aims to evaluate the effect of Virtual Reality (VR) as a distraction method to help those patients undergoing trigger points therapy to reduce anxiety and increase patient satisfaction. Half of the participants will wear VR gear, meanwhile the other half will be in control group, which will not wear VR headset, only the normal care.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03334929

Run by

University of California, Davis

People needed

47

Starts

2017-09-08

Expected to finish

2018-09-24

Last updated by the study team

2018-10-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients aged over 18 years old, who are referred to UC Davis Pain Medicine Clinic and are candidates for trigger point injections, are English speaking and can understand oral and written instructions

You may not qualify if…

• Patients who have high risk of motion sickness, seizure disorder, visual/hearing impairment, prisoners or are pregnant are not eligible for this study.

Where it is running

• University of California, Davis — Sacramento, California, United States

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