NCT01889537

Low Dose Ketamine VR Analgesia During Burn Care Procedure

Low Dose Ketamine to Enhance VR Analgesia During Painful Burn Care Procedure.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 3 (actual)
• Sponsor: National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) · NIH
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of the research is to see whether a low dose of ketamine, a medication used to reduce pain, enhances the effectiveness of a virtual reality video game, which is used as a form of distraction from pain during a painful burn care procedure.

Detailed description

This study is conducted in a hospital setting. It is a randomized controlled trial comparing the use of virtual reality distraction (VRD) and standard pain medications to the use of VRD, standard pain medications and a single low dose of ketamine as a means to reduce pain during a painful procedure in patients in the hospital.

Conditions

• Burn

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Virtual Reality	The patient will receive virtual reality during a burn care procedure

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-07-01
• Primary completion: 2015-06-01
• Completion: 2015-06-01
• First posted: 2013-06-28
• Last updated: 2017-09-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States