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Artwork absent + social connection high for Chronic Pain

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Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by University of California, Davis
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up post-intervention (immediately)/day 1
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trialtests if looking at art in a virtual museum can reduce pain; participants will visit galleries with and without art, some are primed to feel socially connected.

Eligible Conditions
  • Chronic Pain
  • Social Isolation

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~post-intervention (immediately)/day 1
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and post-intervention (immediately)/day 1 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Social disconnection
Secondary outcome measures
Change in pain during intervention
Pain intensity
Pain unpleasantness
+5 more
Other outcome measures
Museum Visit Data - Object Interaction
Museum visit data - User Movement

Trial Design

5Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Artwork present + social connection lowExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Individuals participate in an exercise to prime a feeling of low social connection and then explore a virtual museum exhibit with artwork for 10 minutes
Group II: Artwork present + social connection highExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Individuals participate in an exercise to prime a feeling of high social connection and then explore a virtual museum exhibit with artwork for 10 minutes
Group III: Artwork absent + social connection highExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Individuals participate in an exercise to prime a feeling of high social connection and then explore a virtual museum exhibit with no artwork for 10 minutes
Group IV: Artwork absent + social connection lowActive Control2 Interventions
Individuals participate in an exercise to prime a feeling of low social connection and then explore a virtual museum exhibit with no artwork for 10 minutes
Group V: Hanging control groupActive Control1 Intervention
Individuals will receive no exposure to any independent variables (i.e. artwork: present or absent; social connection prime: high or low) for 10 minutes before completing their final survey.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Artwork present
2022
N/A
~320
Social connection low
2022
N/A
~320
Social connection high
2022
N/A
~320
Artwork absent
2022
N/A
~320

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of California, DavisLead Sponsor
910 Previous Clinical Trials
4,706,680 Total Patients Enrolled
4 Trials studying Chronic Pain
424 Patients Enrolled for Chronic Pain

Frequently Asked Questions

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

What is the highest possible participant count for this research endeavor?

"Confirmed. Clinicaltrials.gov data suggests that this medical trial, which was first published on October 7th 2022, is still recruiting participants. 305 individuals are needed to take part in the study at 1 different site."

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Is enrollment currently open for this research project?

"Affirmative. According to clinicaltrials.gov, this experiment is actively seeking out volunteers and was first published on October 7th 2022 with the most recent update being made on the 6th of October. 305 patients are needed at one medical site for participation in the study."

Answered by AI
Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Can Exposure to Inclusive Virtual Art Decrease Pain and Social Disconnection Among Individuals Living With Chronic Pain?
Ian Koebner 2022. "Can Exposure to Inclusive Virtual Art Decrease Pain and Social Disconnection Among Individuals Living With Chronic Pain?". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05310747.
~124 spots leftby Apr 2025
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