VR High Tech Pain Control Burn Wound Care
Status: | Completed |
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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 |
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.
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
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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