NCT01840774

Modifying Virtual Reality Analgesia With Low-Dose Pain Medication

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Washington · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine how pain relief is modified when the investigators combine the Virtual Reality based Snow World game with certain pain medications.

Detailed description

This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, within subject 2x2 factorial, repeated measures study. Research participants will play two versions of the Virtual Reality based video game "Snow World" and be given thermal and electrical stimulus. Each of two study visits will be identical with the exception of whether or not the participant will receive an iv infusion of a low dose pain medication or a saline placebo.

Conditions

• Virtual Reality Therapy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Low-dose pain medication (Ketalar) and saline placebo

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-04-01
• Primary completion: 2014-06-01
• Completion: 2014-06-01
• First posted: 2013-04-26
• Last updated: 2013-04-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States