Status:

COMPLETED

Virtual Reality Analgesia During Pediatric Physical Therapy

Lead Sponsor:

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

Conditions:

Burn

Eligibility:

All Genders

5-20 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

We would like to determine whether Virtual Reality (VR) analgesia continues to be effective for reducing pain when administered for a clinically relevant treatment duration over multiple, repeated exp...

Detailed Description

This study is done in a hospital for inpatients pediatrics. By randomization some subjects will immersive Virtual Reality (VR) during a painful procedure on daily basis up to 10 days to see whether th...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age greater than or equal to 8 years up to 20 yrs old
  • Compliant and able to complete subject evaluation
  • A minimum of 3 days of physical therapy, one physical therapy session per day
  • No history of psychiatric (DSM-IV-R Axis I) or developmental disorder that would interfere with decisional capacity
  • Not demonstrating delirium, psychosis, or any form of Organic Brain Disorder that would interfere with decisional capacity
  • Able to communicate verbally
  • Able to take oral medications
  • English-speaking

Exclusion

  • \- Age less than 8 years, or greater than 20 years.
  • Not capable of indicating pain intensity
  • Not capable of filling out study measures
  • Hospitalization of fewer than 3 days
  • Evidence of traumatic brain injury
  • History of psychiatric (DSM-IV-R Axis I) disorder as evidenced in the admitting RN and MD admission notes, if interfering with decisional capacity
  • Demonstrating delirium, psychosis or any form of Organic Brain Disorder and associated memory problems that would interfere with decisional capacity
  • Unable to communicate verbally
  • Unable to take oral medications
  • History of sig. cardiac, endocrine, neurologic, metabolic, respiratory, gastrointestinal or genitourinary impairment that would interfere with treatment or decisional capacity
  • Receiving prophylaxis for alcohol or drug withdrawal
  • Developmental disability that would interfere with decisional capacity
  • Face/head/neck injuries preventing helmet use
  • Non-English-speaking
  • Extreme susceptibility to motion sickness
  • Seizure history

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

18 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00993889

Start Date

May 1 2009

End Date

April 1 2017

Last Update

March 13 2019

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Harborview Medical Center

Seattle, Washington, United States, 98104-2499