NCT05744024

Non-pharmacological Pain Care During Complex Wound Care Procedures

Non-pharmacological Pain Care Using Virtual Reality Therapy or Music Therapy During Complex Wound Care in Adults

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 72 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA) · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The main objective of this study is to evaluate the effect on pain and both Virtual Reality and Music Therapy as add-on therapy during wound car in adults.

Detailed description

After inclusion and completion of the informed consent form, patients are randomly allocated to the intervention group or control group in a 1:1:1 ratio. Randomization will not be blinded since both the provider and patient know if the patient will be wearing the VR system or headphone with audio during wound care or not wearing the VR system or headphone with audio. Patients are randomly assigned to one of three groups: Group 1 - Intervention group 1, Virtual Reality Therapy Group 2 - Intervention group 2, Music Therapy Group 3 - Control group, care as usual

Conditions

• Wound Surgical
• Wounds and Injuries
• Virtual Reality
• Wound Care
• Music Therapy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Virtual Reality system	The intervention group 1 will be wearing the 'SyncVR' Virtual Reality system during the wound care moment in addition to the standard procedure. The VR system consists of Virtual Reality glasses, a controller, and a headphone. The SyncVR Relax \& Distract Application (SyncVR R\&D) will be used.
OTHER	Headphones	Headphones with audio. The patients will be hearing their preferred audio, chosen by patient to relaxing and to offer distraction, through headphones during wound care.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-11-17
• Primary completion: 2025-11-17
• Completion: 2025-11-17
• First posted: 2023-02-24
• Last updated: 2025-01-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Netherlands