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Primary Purpose
Pain, Acute
Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Live-Action 360° Video Virtual Reality
CGI 360° Video Virtual Reality
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Pain, Acute focused on measuring Pain, Virtual Reality, Opioid, Prescription pain reliever, Treatment
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Between the ages of 18 and 65
- Reports experiencing current pain not typical of day-to-day experience during Pre-Treatment Pain Questionnaire at the onset of study visit by answering "Yes" to the first question of the questionnaire. There is no specific threshold of how much pain the participant must be in to be eligible for this study. The participant must be experiencing current pain that is not related to day-to-day, normal experiences (such as minor headaches, sprains, and toothaches).
- Scores a 15 on the Glasgow Coma Scale and a 7 or above on the abbreviated Mini Mental Status Exam.
- Patient in the acute and critical palliative care units, post surgical units, or acute care orthopedic units at University Medical Center Brackenridge in Austin, TX.
- Willing and able to provide informed consent and participate in the study visit and study follow-up questionnaire.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Hearing or visually impaired where participant cannot use the Samsung Gear VR.
- Does not report experiencing current pain during Pre-Treatment Pain Questionnaire at the onset of study visit.
- Scores below a 15 on the Glasgow Coma Scale and/or below a 7 on the abbreviated Mini Mental Status Exam
- Limited mental competency and the inability to give informed, voluntary, written consent to participate.
Sites / Locations
- University of Texas at Austin
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm Type
Experimental
Active Comparator
No Intervention
Arm Label
Live-Action 360° Video Virtual Reality
CGI 360° Video Virtual Reality
Waitlist
Arm Description
Participants randomized to the waitlist group will complete all study procedures except the VR exposure. After completion of the study visit, participants in the waitlist condition will be given the option of viewing either the Live-Action 360° 3D HD VVR or the CGI 360° 3D VVR.
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Post-Treatment Pain Questionnaire
The Pain Questionnaire was used to assess the participant's pain prior to receiving VR treatment, following VR treatment, and at the ten-minute follow-up assessment. It was derived from the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) and contains the Numerical Rating Scales (NRS) to assess the participant's pain as outlined by recommendations for outcome measures in clinical pain trials.The NRS was also chosen because it could be administered orally if patients could not use their hands to write or use the iPad. Scores start at 0 being no pain at all and 10 being pain as bad as you can imagine. Pain is current
Secondary Outcome Measures
Follow-Up Pain Questionnaire
The Pain Questionnaire was used to assess the participant's pain prior to receiving VR treatment, following VR treatment, and at the ten-minute follow-up assessment. It was derived from the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) and contains the Numerical Rating Scales (NRS) to assess the participant's pain as outlined by recommendations for outcome measures in clinical pain trials.The NRS was also chosen because it could be administered orally if patients could not use their hands to write or use the iPad. Scores start at 0 being no pain at all and 10 being pain as bad as you can imagine. Pain is current
Presence Inventory
Self-report measure that assesses the degree of spatial presence, involvement, ecological validity, overall presence, and negative effects experienced during the VR intervention. Questions are asked on a scale of 0-10 with 0 being strongly Disagree and 10 being strongly agree. Spatial presence has a total of 3 questions for a total score of 30, and higher values mean increased spatial prescence. Ecological Validity has a total of 4 questions for a total score of 40 and higher values mean increased ecological validity. Higher for these two subscales indicate a better outcome. Negative Effects has a total of 4 questions for a total score of 40, and higher values mean more negative effects. Higher scores for this subscale indicate a worse outcome. Questions on the scale are summed.
Absorption Survey
Self-report measure that assesses participant engagement with the virtual world. Questions are asked on a scale of 0-10 with 0 being strongly Disagree and 10 being strongly agree. There are 12 questions with a total score of 120. Higher scores indicate a better outcome and increased participant engagement.
Present Mood Questionnaire
The Present Mood Questionnaire was used to assess the participant's current mood. The survey uses a labeled (0-10) NRS to measure the extent to which the participant feels sad, anxious, happy, and tranquil. It was administered at each of the three assessments (baseline, post-treatment, follow-up) except for in waitlist participants, for whom it was not administered at the final assessment to reduce participant burden. Higher values indicate worse outcomes for depression and anxiety and better outcomes for happiness and tranquility.
Attitudes Toward the Experience Survey
Self-report measure that assesses the participant's attitude toward the VR experience. Questions are asked on a scale of 0-10 with 0 being strongly Disagree and 10 being strongly agree. There are 12 questions for a total score of 120. Higher scores mean a more positive attitude towards the experience and is a better outcome.
Full Information
NCT ID
NCT02997085
First Posted
December 15, 2016
Last Updated
June 1, 2021
Sponsor
University of Texas at Austin
Collaborators
Seton Healthcare Family
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT02997085
Brief Title
Virtual Reality for Pain Management Study
Official Title
Virtual Reality for Pain Management Study
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
June 2021
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
January 2017 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
July 2018 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
July 2018 (Actual)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
University of Texas at Austin
Collaborators
Seton Healthcare Family
4. Oversight
Data Monitoring Committee
No
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
Virtual Reality (VR) is one non-pharmacological method that has shown promise as an effective means of decreasing pain levels following treatment, and for significant periods of time. Additionally, neurobiology studies of VR have demonstrated a decrease in brain activity associated with pain. While VR is clearly a promising, drug-free option for pain treatment, existing VR systems are expensive and use unconvincing graphics. Recent advances in VR technology (i.e., improved realism and immersion using 360-degree 3D technology and more affordable delivery systems) allow the development of more realistic and more cost-effective applications. Capitalizing on these advances and the investigators' experiences with VR intervention development and evaluation, the current study will test a state-of-the-art VR experience in pain management intervention (Live-Action 360° Video Virtual Reality(VVR)) and compare it to established standard computer generated imagery (CGI) 360° VVR content for pain management intervention in a medical setting. The participant's participation will help the investigators determine which VR intervention is most effective in reducing acute pain in hospital patients.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Pain, Acute
Keywords
Pain, Virtual Reality, Opioid, Prescription pain reliever, Treatment
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
Outcomes Assessor
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
103 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
Live-Action 360° Video Virtual Reality
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Title
CGI 360° Video Virtual Reality
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Title
Waitlist
Arm Type
No Intervention
Arm Description
Participants randomized to the waitlist group will complete all study procedures except the VR exposure. After completion of the study visit, participants in the waitlist condition will be given the option of viewing either the Live-Action 360° 3D HD VVR or the CGI 360° 3D VVR.
Intervention Type
Device
Intervention Name(s)
Live-Action 360° Video Virtual Reality
Intervention Description
360° Video Virtual Reality (VVR) is made by filming with multiple HD cameras carefully arranged to capture all angles in a 360° area of a live action event. Then those angles are stitched together in post-production into a 360-degree texture sphere and the sphere is then mapped to the head tracker on the users head mounted display (HMD). Leading to the effect that when a user turns his head, the user's view of the live action video footage turns with them in real time allowing the user to look around anywhere in the 360 degrees of filmed footage of the live action event. Participants randomized to the Live-Action 360° VVR group will be outfitted with a Samsung Gear VR HMD and will view a 9-minute live-action 360° VVR video. The 9 minutes of footage will be alternating 30 second clips of central Texas locations.
Intervention Type
Device
Intervention Name(s)
CGI 360° Video Virtual Reality
Intervention Description
Participants randomized to the CGI 360° VVR condition will also be outfitted with a Samsung Gear VR head mounted display. Participants will view the same content for the same duration as in the Live-Action 360° VVR condition, but the footage will be animated instead of live-action footage.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Post-Treatment Pain Questionnaire
Description
The Pain Questionnaire was used to assess the participant's pain prior to receiving VR treatment, following VR treatment, and at the ten-minute follow-up assessment. It was derived from the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) and contains the Numerical Rating Scales (NRS) to assess the participant's pain as outlined by recommendations for outcome measures in clinical pain trials.The NRS was also chosen because it could be administered orally if patients could not use their hands to write or use the iPad. Scores start at 0 being no pain at all and 10 being pain as bad as you can imagine. Pain is current
Time Frame
Immediately following intervention
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Follow-Up Pain Questionnaire
Description
The Pain Questionnaire was used to assess the participant's pain prior to receiving VR treatment, following VR treatment, and at the ten-minute follow-up assessment. It was derived from the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) and contains the Numerical Rating Scales (NRS) to assess the participant's pain as outlined by recommendations for outcome measures in clinical pain trials.The NRS was also chosen because it could be administered orally if patients could not use their hands to write or use the iPad. Scores start at 0 being no pain at all and 10 being pain as bad as you can imagine. Pain is current
Time Frame
Every 10 minutes for 40 minutes following intervention and 1 week following intervention. Meaned.
Title
Presence Inventory
Description
Self-report measure that assesses the degree of spatial presence, involvement, ecological validity, overall presence, and negative effects experienced during the VR intervention. Questions are asked on a scale of 0-10 with 0 being strongly Disagree and 10 being strongly agree. Spatial presence has a total of 3 questions for a total score of 30, and higher values mean increased spatial prescence. Ecological Validity has a total of 4 questions for a total score of 40 and higher values mean increased ecological validity. Higher for these two subscales indicate a better outcome. Negative Effects has a total of 4 questions for a total score of 40, and higher values mean more negative effects. Higher scores for this subscale indicate a worse outcome. Questions on the scale are summed.
Time Frame
Immediately following intervention
Title
Absorption Survey
Description
Self-report measure that assesses participant engagement with the virtual world. Questions are asked on a scale of 0-10 with 0 being strongly Disagree and 10 being strongly agree. There are 12 questions with a total score of 120. Higher scores indicate a better outcome and increased participant engagement.
Time Frame
Immediately after intervention
Title
Present Mood Questionnaire
Description
The Present Mood Questionnaire was used to assess the participant's current mood. The survey uses a labeled (0-10) NRS to measure the extent to which the participant feels sad, anxious, happy, and tranquil. It was administered at each of the three assessments (baseline, post-treatment, follow-up) except for in waitlist participants, for whom it was not administered at the final assessment to reduce participant burden. Higher values indicate worse outcomes for depression and anxiety and better outcomes for happiness and tranquility.
Time Frame
Every 10 minutes for 40 minutes following intervention
Title
Attitudes Toward the Experience Survey
Description
Self-report measure that assesses the participant's attitude toward the VR experience. Questions are asked on a scale of 0-10 with 0 being strongly Disagree and 10 being strongly agree. There are 12 questions for a total score of 120. Higher scores mean a more positive attitude towards the experience and is a better outcome.
Time Frame
Immediately after intervention
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
65 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Between the ages of 18 and 65
Reports experiencing current pain not typical of day-to-day experience during Pre-Treatment Pain Questionnaire at the onset of study visit by answering "Yes" to the first question of the questionnaire. There is no specific threshold of how much pain the participant must be in to be eligible for this study. The participant must be experiencing current pain that is not related to day-to-day, normal experiences (such as minor headaches, sprains, and toothaches).
Scores a 15 on the Glasgow Coma Scale and a 7 or above on the abbreviated Mini Mental Status Exam.
Patient in the acute and critical palliative care units, post surgical units, or acute care orthopedic units at University Medical Center Brackenridge in Austin, TX.
Willing and able to provide informed consent and participate in the study visit and study follow-up questionnaire.
Exclusion Criteria:
Hearing or visually impaired where participant cannot use the Samsung Gear VR.
Does not report experiencing current pain during Pre-Treatment Pain Questionnaire at the onset of study visit.
Scores below a 15 on the Glasgow Coma Scale and/or below a 7 on the abbreviated Mini Mental Status Exam
Limited mental competency and the inability to give informed, voluntary, written consent to participate.
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Mark Powers, Ph.D.
Organizational Affiliation
University of Texas at Austin
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
University of Texas at Austin
City
Austin
State/Province
Texas
ZIP/Postal Code
78712
Country
United States
12. IPD Sharing Statement
Plan to Share IPD
No
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