H2O VR for Burns 2015



Status:Recruiting
Conditions:Chronic Pain, Hospital
Therapuetic Areas:Musculoskeletal, Other
Healthy:No
Age Range:8 - Any
Updated:3/15/2019
Start Date:October 2015
End Date:October 2020
Contact:David R Patterson, Ph.D.
Email:davepatt@u.washington.edu
Phone:206-744-3418

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Water Friendly Virtual Reality for Burns

This study is designed to find additional methods to reduce pain during wound care. In this
study the investigators use virtual reality (a form of distraction) in addition to pain
medication during a burn wound care.

This study will employ a randomized within-subjects design. There are three different
conditions in this study. By randomization, the participants will experience at least two of
the conditions and likely all three, depending on the number of their wound care sessions.
All subjects will always receive all their usual pain medications for all treatment
conditions. The three conditions are: High Tech Virtual Reality (VRD), Low Tech Virtual
Reality (Nature Slides), and standard wound care (no VR). The subjects will be randomly
assigned to receive some portions of their wound care sessions during High Tech Virtual
Reality (VRD), some portions during Low Tech Virtual Reality (Nature Slides), and some
portions with standard wound care, no virtual reality. The treatment orders will be
randomized. After each treatment condition the investigators will ask subjects one pain
question about their pain intensity during the most recent treatment condition.

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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Principal Investigator: David Patterson, Ph.D.
Phone: 206-744-3418
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