Use of Virtual Reality for Pelvic External Fixator Removal

University of Washington

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Pelvic Fracture Pubic Rami Multiple - Unstable Closed

Treatments: Other: Virtual Reality

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04202315

STUDY00002673

Details and patient eligibility

About

Assessing the role of virtual reality in decreasing pain and improving patient satisfaction in outpatient removal of pelvic external fixator constructs.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Pelvis external fixator placed at study institution
• External fixator placed for pelvic instability

Exclusion criteria

• Infected pin or pins
• Loose pin or pins
• Psych history

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Standard of care, no Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality

Experimental group

Description:

Standard of care plus Virtual Reality

Treatment:

Other: Virtual Reality