VR High Tech Pain Control Burn Wound Care



Status:Completed
Conditions:Chronic Pain, Hospital
Therapuetic Areas:Musculoskeletal, Other
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - Any
Updated:3/15/2019
Start Date:November 2011
End Date:August 2017

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High Technology Pain Control During Burn Wound Care

Using virtual reality as a form of distraction for pain during wound care. Virtual reality
involves looking into a set of goggles and then moving through a computer-simulated world.

This study has three different groups. Patients will be randomly assigned to one of three
groups (two treatments and one control). Treatment for Group 1 is Virtual Reality Distraction
during wound care. Group 2 will listen to an audio recording called "Sounds of Nature". Group
3 will be the control group.

Subjects in all three groups will receive the following questionnaires:

Graphic Rating Scale McGill Short-Form pain questionnaire Sullivan Catastrophization scale
(only on Day 1/Baseline) The Nurse GRS

Inclusion Criteria:

- Age greater than or equal to 18 years

- Compliant and able to complete questionnaires

- No history of psychiatric disorder

- Not demonstrating delirium, psychosis or any form of Organic Brain Disorder

- Able to communicate verbally

- English-speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

- Age less than 18 years

- Not capable of indicating pain intensity

- Not capable of filling out study measures

- Evidence of traumatic brain injury

- History of psychiatric disorder

- Demonstrating delirium, psychosis or any form of Organic Brain Disorder and associated
memory problems

- Unable to communicate orally

- Receiving prophylaxis for alcohol or drug withdrawal

- Developmental disability

- Any face/head/neck injuries that interfere with the use of Virtual Reality equipment

- Non-English Speaking

- Extreme susceptibility to motion sickness

- Seizure history
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