Virtual Reality Water Friendly Wound Care (H2OWC)

University of Washington

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pain

Treatments: Behavioral: Active Virtual Reality; Behavioral: Passive Virtual Reality

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT02646787

R01GM042725 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

STUDY00002594

Details and patient eligibility

About

Using virtual reality as a form of distraction during a painful burn wound care procedure in addition to pain medication.

Full description

Using virtual reality as a form of distraction during a painful burn wound care procedure in addition to pain medication.The aim of this study is to conduct a randomized controlled trial of Virtual Reality as a means to reduce pain during wound care in patients hospitalized for their burn injuries at Harborview Medical Center Burn Center, and Shriners Hospitals for Children in Galveston, Texas.

Enrollment: 56 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 8+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age greater than or equal to 8 years
• Compliant and able to complete questionnaires
• No history of psychiatric disorder
• Not demonstrating delirium, psychosis or any form of Organic Brain Disorder
• Able to communicate verbally
• English-speaking

Exclusion criteria

• Age less than 8 years
• Not capable of indicating pain intensity
• Not capable of filling out study measures
• Evidence of traumatic brain injury
• History of psychiatric disorder
• Demonstrating delirium, psychosis or any form of Organic Brain Disorder and associated memory problems
• Unable to communicate orally
• Receiving prophylaxis for alcohol or drug withdrawal
• Developmental disability
• Any face/head/neck injuries that interfere with the use of Virtual Reality equipment
• Non-English Speaking
• Extreme susceptibility to motion sickness
• Seizure history

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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56 participants in 3 patient groups

Active Virtual Reality

Experimental group

Description:

The subject is actively engaged in using virtual reality during a painful burn wound care session.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Active Virtual Reality

Passive Virtual Reality

Experimental group

Description:

The subject is passively engaged in using virtual reality during a painful burn wound care session.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Passive Virtual Reality

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

No intervention during the subject's standard wound care session