Virtual Reality Hypnosis for Chronic Pain Reduction

Status:	Completed
Conditions:	Chronic Pain, Pain
Therapuetic Areas:	Musculoskeletal
Healthy:	No
Age Range:	13 - 75
Updated:	4/2/2016
Start Date:	June 2007
End Date:	August 2015
Contact:	Shelley Wiechman, Ph.D.
Email:	Wiechman@u.washington.edu
Phone:	206-744-4439

We would like to determine how well hypnosis works when induced through virtual reality
medium for patients who have suffered a major burn injury in the past two years and suffer
from chronic pain. These patients are coming back to the outpatient burn and plastic clinic
at Harborview Medical Center for routine follow-up. We think that patients will find
VR-Hypnosis interesting, and it will help them relax and feel less pain.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Age 13 - 75 years

- Able to complete subjective evaluations of pain

- English-speaking

- Able to communicate orally

Exclusion Criteria:

- Age less than 13 years or greater than 75 years

- Incapable of indicating subjective evaluation of pain

- Non-English-speaking (Virtual Reality Hypnosis only available in English)

- Demonstrating delirium, psychosis, or Organic Brain Disorder

- Unable to communicate verbally

- Significant developmental disability

- Extreme susceptibility to motion sickness

- Significant head/or neck injury

- Pregnant women

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Harborview Medical Center

325 9th Ave
Seattle, Washington 98104

(206) 744-3300