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Virtual Reality for Burn Wound Care Pain Control
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New York |
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New York |
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10065 |
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Pain - Anxiety |
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The investigators propose to study the effects of virtual reality (VR) on patients' pain
perception during burn wound care. Such variables include psychiatric diagnosis and
standard pain coping (i.e. pain catastophizer vs. non-pain catastrophizer).Aims: The
investigators intend to evaluate the use of virtual reality in pain distraction for burn
patients undergoing burn wound care. To that end our aims are: 1) To
determine if pain perception will be less during the portion of the procedure in which the
patient is immersed in the VR session in comparison to the portion of wound care which will
occur without VR immersion. 2) To determine if anticipatory anxiety will be
less for the portion of wound care that includes the virtual reality in comparison to the
portion without virtual reality. 3) To determine if current psychiatric
diagnosis, especially acute stress disorder and depression, is related to higher pain
perception and greater decrease in pain with the virtual reality distraction. 4)
To determine if being a "pain catastrophizer" is related to higher pain perception and
greater benefits from the
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 12-100years
- Minimum burn wound size of 2% total body surface area (TBSA) excluding head and
dominant hand
- Be able to sit upright independently in bed
- Minimum pain rating of 4/10 on a Visual Analog Scale (only using the most painful
extremity).
- Able to consent to the study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Known history of motion sickness
- Seizures
- Migraines
- Current psychosis, dementia, or delirium
- Current blindness and/or deafness that significantly affects their ability to
experience the VR
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NCT00663013 |
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Principal Investigator
Roger W Yurt, MD FACS
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Roger W Yurt, MD FACS
Phone: 2127465410
Email: ryurt@med.cornell.edu
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| Backup Contact: |
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Email: anr2002@med.cornell.edu
Angela Rabbitts, RN MS
Phone: 2127465881
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| Location Contact: |
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New York, New York 10065
United States
Roger W Yurt, MD FACS
Phone: 212-746-5410
Email: ryurt@med.cornell.edu
Site Status: Recruiting |
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ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Date Processed: |
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May 25, 2013 |
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