The efficacy of playing a virtual reality (VR) game in modulating pain for children with acute burn injuries: A randomised controlled trial
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN87413556 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN87413556 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | N/A |
- Submission date
- 23/02/2005
- Registration date
- 23/02/2005
- Last edited
- 13/10/2009
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Prof Karen Grimmer
Scientific
Scientific
Centre for Allied Health Evidence
University of South Australia
Adelaide
5000
Australia
| Phone | +61 (0)8 83022769 |
|---|---|
| karen.grimmer@unisa.edu.au |
Study information
| Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study setting(s) | Not specified |
| Study type | Not Specified |
| Scientific title | |
| Study acronym | VR for pain relief |
| Study objectives | The efficacy of playing a virtual reality (VR) game in modulating pain for children with acute burn injuries |
| Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Paediatric burns |
| Intervention | The test administrations of routine pharmacological analgesia or routine pharmacological analgesia coupled with virtual reality were randomly assigned to each half of the burns dressing change (removal of existing burns dressings or application of fresh dressings) following a coin toss determining the sequence. The child and parents were given a standard explanation about the VR administration and the VR game. If required, subjects were allowed a short preview to assist them to understand how to play the game. |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure | The subjects were asked to score their average pain experience at the end of each phase of the dressing change procedure (VR and pharmacological analgesics, and pharmacological analgesics only). Pain was scored using a modified self-report Faces pain scale. The scale depicts increasing levels of pain and is offered in combination with a visual analogue scale of 0-10, associated with each picture representing a level of pain. Parents/carers and nurses were also interviewed by the data collector at these times, using open ended questions to obtain views regarding the child's anxiety and perception of pain, and utility of VR in a clinical setting. |
| Secondary outcome measures | Not provided at time of registration |
| Overall study start date | 01/01/2004 |
| Completion date | 31/12/2004 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Child |
| Sex | Both |
| Target number of participants | 9 |
| Key inclusion criteria | All children admitted to one specific ward (Newlands Ward), Women's and Children's Hospital, aged between 5 and 18 years, having burns to more than three percent of their body surface area, and requiring dressing changes, were eligible for inclusion in the study. |
| Key exclusion criteria | Children with burns to their hands, face or head, past history of epilepsy and reduced intellectual capacity were not included, as they would have been unable to appropriately use the VR equipment. |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/01/2004 |
| Date of final enrolment | 31/12/2004 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Australia
Study participating centre
Centre for Allied Health Evidence
Adelaide
5000
Australia
5000
Australia
Sponsor information
Women's and Children's Hospital (Australia)
Hospital/treatment centre
Hospital/treatment centre
c/o Tony Sparnon
Adelaide
5000
Australia
| drews@wch.sa.gov.au | |
| Website | http://www.wch.sa.gov.au/ |
"ROR" |
https://ror.org/03kwrfk72 |
Funders
Funder type
University/education
University of South Australia (Australia)
Government organisation / Universities (academic only)
Government organisation / Universities (academic only)
- Alternative name(s)
- UniversitySA, UniSA
- Location
- Australia
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | |
|---|---|
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | results | 03/03/2005 | Yes | No |
