Virtual Reality (VR) for Prone Pain Procedures

University of California (UC) Davis

Status: Completed

Conditions: Anxiety; Pain; Virtual Reality

Treatments: Other: Virtual Reality Headset

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05615675

1919687

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) distraction in patients undergoing interventional pain procedures in the prone position. VR has been shown to improve patient experience during interventional pain procedures, however, many of these procedures are done in the prone position making VR a challenge. This study will evaluate the effect of a VR headset and support in patients undergoing prone interventional pain procedures compared to control.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients aged 18 years old or older, who are referred to University of California Davis Pain Medicine Clinic and require an interventional pain procedure
• English speaking and with the ability to understand oral and written instructions

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnant women
• Prisoners
• Patients who have high risk of motion sickness, seizure disorder, or visual/hearing impairment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

Virtual Reality

Experimental group

Description:

Patients undergo prone pain procedure with virtual reality distraction

Treatment:

Other: Virtual Reality Headset

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Patients undergo prone pain procedure without virtual reality distraction