NCT05772468

Virtual Pain Care Trial

Virtual Pain Care; the Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Therapy on Reducing Pain, and Anxiety During Complex Wound Care Procedures in Adults

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 32 (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 of Virtual Reality Therapy as add-on therapy during wound care procedures 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 ratio. Randomization will not be blinded since both the provider and patient know if the patient will be wearing the VR system during wound care or not wearing the VR system. Patients are randomly assigned to one of two groups: Group 1 - Intervention group 1, Virtual Reality Therapy Group 2 - Control group, care as usual

Conditions

• Wound
• Wound and Injuries
• Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Virtual Reality ('VRelax' VR system)	The intervention group 1 will be wearing the 'VRelax' Virtual Reality system during the wound care moment in addition to the standard procedure. The VR system consists of Virtual Reality glasses, and a headphone. The VRelax Application will be used.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-11-07
• Primary completion: 2025-11-01
• Completion: 2025-11-01
• First posted: 2023-03-16
• Last updated: 2025-01-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Netherlands