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Virtual Reality Analgesia (VRA) for Pain Control (PEDSPAINVR Trial)

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Waitlist Available
Led By Yuxi Chen, MD
Research Sponsored by Montefiore Medical Center
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be younger than 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up about 20 minutes per patient
Awards & highlights

PEDSPAINVR Trial Summary

This trial is testing whether virtual reality can help reduce pain for children undergoing botulinum toxin injections for spasticity management.

PEDSPAINVR Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~about 20 minutes per patient
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and about 20 minutes per patient for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Pain
Secondary outcome measures
Measurement of severity of anxiety

PEDSPAINVR Trial Design

3Treatment groups
Active Control
Group I: ControlActive Control1 Intervention
This group of subjects will receive no intervention beyond standard sedation, anesthetic, and/or restraint-this group will serve as the control group
Group II: Google Cardboard VRAActive Control1 Intervention
This group of subjects will receive VRA intervention using Google Cardboard Virtual reality head- mounted display powered by a iPod touch.
Group III: Oculus Rift VRAActive Control1 Intervention
This group of subjects will receive VRA with Oculus Rift

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Montefiore Medical CenterLead Sponsor
444 Previous Clinical Trials
582,505 Total Patients Enrolled
12 Trials studying Pain
3,092 Patients Enrolled for Pain
American Academy of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationOTHER
1 Previous Clinical Trials
2 Total Patients Enrolled
Yuxi Chen, MDPrincipal InvestigatorAlbert Einstein College of Medicine

Media Library

Google Cardboard VRA Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT03480724 — N/A
Pain Research Study Groups: Control, Google Cardboard VRA, Oculus Rift VRA
Pain Clinical Trial 2023: Google Cardboard VRA Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT03480724 — N/A
Google Cardboard VRA 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT03480724 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there any vacancies for volunteers in this medical experiment?

"Information found on clinicaltrials.gov indicates that this experiment is currently recruiting participants, with the initial post being dated July 6th 2017 and the most recent update taking place May 29th 2023."

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What is the uppermost limit of participants for this clinical trial?

"Affirmative. As per the medical trial's listing on clinicaltrials.gov, patient recruitment is still underway for this research which was first posted in July of 2017 and last updated in May of 2023. The researchers are looking to enlist 90 people at one site location."

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Does this clinical trial include participants aged 45 or older?

"This clinical trial is available to minors aged 5-18 years. Data from clinicaltrials.gov shows that there are 72 studies targeting the under 18 demographic, and an additional 269 trials for patients older than 65 years of age."

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Could I be enrolled in this experiment?

"This clinical trial has a recruitment target of 90 individuals between the ages of 5 and 18 who suffer from pain."

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~7 spots leftby Apr 2025