Clinical trial NCT05836649: Passive VS Active VR on HPT Using the Thermal Sensory Analyzer With a Peltier-Based Contact Thermode
Official title: Impact of Passive VR Versus Active VR on Heat Pain Thresholds Using the Thermal Sensory Analyzer (TSA-II) With a Peltier-Based Contact Thermode
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Pain
Anxiety
Keywords: Thermal Sensory Analyzer (TSA-II)
Peltier-Based Contact Thermode
Virtual Reality
Lead sponsor: Stanford University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-05-01
Enrollment: 265
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 99
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: CROSSOVER
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: This is a prospective, crossover study of healthy participants evaluating the impact of passive vs. active virtual reality (VR) games on heat pain threshold (HPT).

Detailed description: Virtual reality (VR) is an emerging, non-pharmaceutical intervention used to reduce perceived pain and anxiety in patients. VR's effect on pain and anxiety on patients is well-studied as is how VR games improve recalled pain and anxiety in pediatric burn and bone-fracture patients undergoing painful medical procedures. However, how differences in VR application construction (such as passive play vs. active play) impact patient perception of pain and anxiety is not well understood. In this study, we will measure the impact of passive vs. active VR applications on heat pain threshold (HPT) and immediate vs. recalled pain and anxiety levels.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* greater than 18 years of age
* English speaking
* hearing intact

Exclusion Criteria:

* a history of severe motion sickness
* currently have nausea
* history of seizures
* have hearing loss; are pregnant
* are currently taking beta blockers, chronotropic heart medications, or opioids or other prescription pain medications
* history of chronic pain or acute pain syndromes.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in heat pain threshold
timeFrame: Duration of intervention, approximately 15 minutes
measure: Change in pressure pain threshold
timeFrame: Duration of intervention, approximately 15 minutes
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change in recalled pain level
timeFrame: 24 hours after the intervention
measure: Change in lower recalled fear/anxiety level
timeFrame: 24 hours after the intervention
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Stanford
country: United States
facility: Lucile Parkard Children's Hospital
state: California
Study officials:
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