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Virtual Reality for Procedure-Related Pain

N/A

Recruiting

Led By Michael Jung, MD MBA

Research Sponsored by University of California, Davis

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up immediately after procedure

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will assess if virtual reality can reduce pain and distress during medical procedures while lying on your stomach.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for adults over 18 who need a pain procedure at the University of California Davis Pain Medicine Clinic, can speak English, and understand instructions. It's not for pregnant women, prisoners, or those with motion sickness risks, seizures, or hearing/vision problems.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests if using a VR headset helps reduce anxiety and pain in patients lying face down during pain procedures compared to those without VR. The effectiveness of this distraction method is being evaluated.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

While the trial itself doesn't involve medication that could cause side effects, using VR may lead to discomfort like dizziness or nausea especially in individuals prone to motion sickness.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ immediately after procedure

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~immediately after procedure

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and immediately after procedure for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Secondary outcome measures

Anxiety

Global Impression of Change

Pain

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Virtual RealityExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Patients undergo prone pain procedure with virtual reality distraction

Group II: ControlActive Control1 Intervention

Patients undergo prone pain procedure without virtual reality distraction

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of California, DavisLead Sponsor

911 Previous Clinical Trials

4,709,419 Total Patients Enrolled

6 Trials studying Pain

617 Patients Enrolled for Pain

Michael Jung, MD MBAPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of California, Davis

Media Library

Virtual Reality Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05615675 — N/A

Pain Research Study Groups: Virtual Reality, Control

Pain Clinical Trial 2023: Virtual Reality Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05615675 — N/A

Virtual Reality 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05615675 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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

How many participants are currently involved in this clinical research?

"Confirmed. According to the clinicaltrials.gov website, this medical trial is presently recruiting participants and was first posted on November 1st of 2022. Subsequent edits have been made up until the 9th of that month; 100 volunteers are sought from a single site for study participation."

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Are there still patient slots available for this investigation?

"Affirmative, the information made available on clinicaltrials.gov reveals that this research endeavour is currently opening its doors to participants. It was initially posted on November 1st 2022 and modified as recently as November 9th 2022. In all, a total of 100 individuals need to be recruited from one single location for successful completion of the trial."

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