Use Of Virtual Reality For Pain Control in Dermatological Bedside Procedures

University of Miami

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Pain

Treatments: Other: Oculus Go Virtual Reality System

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04287491

20190653

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this research study is to explore the impact of virtual reality (VR) on pain perception during out-patient procedures such as wart removal, wound debridement, and lidocaine injections.

Sex: All

Ages: 13+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients 13 years and older.
• Patient (or health care proxy when applicable) must sign an ICF.
• Patient requiring any painful dermatological bedside procedure including: wound debridement, injections and liquid nitrogen application.
• Patients willing to participate and parents able to consent.

Exclusion criteria

• Subjects with a diagnosis of vertigo, inner ear diseases or seizures are excluded due to the uncertainty of performance under VR conditions.
• Subjects requiring procedures on the head are also excluded to the interference of the VR headset.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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0 participants in 1 patient group

Virtual Reality Group

Experimental group

Description:

This group will receive the virtual reality intervention during out-patient bedside procedures.

Treatment:

Other: Oculus Go Virtual Reality System