NCT00409552

Human Factors Analysis in VR for Burn Treatment

Phase 1 and 2 Study of Human Factors Analysis in VR for Burn Treatment

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1 / Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 10 (actual)
• Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) · NIH
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A number of studies have shown that virtual reality (VR) can be used to distract patients from pain and anxiety during painful medical procedures for which medication provides inadequate relief. An inexpensive, commercially available VE could have significant impact in reducing perceived pain involved in a variety of medical procedures. The Virtual Reality Medical Center (VRMC) developed an engaging virtual world that proved to be effective in reducing reported pain ratings of participants experiencing several different forms of painful stimuli. The virtual world called Icy Cool World was found to successfully distract patients from painful stimuli and reduce patients' perceived levels of pain. Phase II looks to expand on these findings and examine the effectiveness as a pain distraction technique for a variety of acute and chronic pain etiologies. The main objective of the clinical investigation will be to expand on the findings from earlier studies and obtain a more comprehensive analysis regarding the clinical versatility of VR pain distraction.

Conditions

• Pain
• Chronic Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Virtual Reality based distraction	Participants will undergo virtual reality based distraction using the head display while they go through the pain process.
BEHAVIORAL	VR with flat projection display	VR with flat projection display
BEHAVIORAL	non-interactive video with head display	non-interactive video with head display
BEHAVIORAL	non-interactive video with with flat projection display	non-interactive video with with flat projection display

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-11-01
• Primary completion: 2010-12-01
• Completion: 2010-12-01
• First posted: 2006-12-11
• Last updated: 2017-01-12