Digital Sedation
Conditions
Keywords
Virtual reality , hypnosis, pain, anxiety, anesthesia
Brief summary
The main purposes of this study are as follows: Compare the effect of painful stimuli with and without Hypnosis and Virtual Reality (HVR) on healthy volunteers. * Use of sensors and captors to monitor physiological and neurophysiological changes by painful stimulus * Monitor level of pain and anxiety with and without HVR * Monitor level of unpleasantness of the pain with and without HVR * Monitor level of Anxiety, Absorption, Dissociation, Satisfaction and Comfort with and without HVR
Detailed description
The control of pain and anxiety in a hospital environment is usually managed by pharmacological means that involve a series of risks and side effects. For many years, non-drug solutions have been of interest to the public and the care staff. The benefits of hypnosis and of virtual reality are highlighted in many studies and today allow a different approach to medicine. It is important to invest in tools that are less expensive and also effective for the well-being of the patient and the care staff. The use of a blended solution using both clinical hypnosis and virtual reality has been only scarcely documented.
Interventions
DEVICEVirtual Reality
Subjects will undergo painful stimuli without HVR followed by a session with HVR. Subjects are their own control
Sponsors
University of Liege
Oncomfort
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
Subjects will undergo painful stimuli without HVR followed by a session with HVR. Subjects are their own control
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
\- 18 years old to 70 years of age
Exclusion criteria
* Deaf subject * Blind * Non-proficiency in French (research language) * Psychiatric disorder * Patient under 18 years old * Phobia of deep water * Head or face wounds * Claustrophobia * Neurological disease * Allergy to cutaneous electrodes * Chronic pain and/or chronic analgesics consumption * Medication affecting the autonomic nervous system * Dizziness
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Compare physiological and neurophysiological changes to painful stimulation with and without Hypnosis and Virtual Reality (HVR) | During the procedure | To understand the effect of VRH on the Physiological and neurophysiological parameters recorded by sensors and captors |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain and anxiety | Immediately before and after the procedure | To understand the effect of VRH on the level of pain and anxiety. Pain and anxiety Pain assessed by visual analogue scale (VAS). Participants will record their pain intensity rating on a Visual analogue scale where 0 = No pain and 10 = worst imaginable pain. Subject will record also their level of anxiety on the same VAS |
| Unpleasantness of the pain | Immediately after the procedure | To understand the effect of VRH on the level of the unpleasantness of the pain assessed by visual analogue scale. Participants similarly record their pain unpleasantness parting on a VAS where 0= not at all unpleasant and 10= most unpleasantness imaginable. |
| Absorption, Dissociation, Satisfaction and comfort, presence and cybersickness | Immediately after the procedure | To understand the effect of VRH on the level of Absorption, Presence, Dissociation, Satisfaction and comfort assessed by visual analogue scale. Participant record their level of absorption, dissociation, satisfaction and comfort on a VAS where 0 = no absorption, no dissociation, no satisfaction and no comfort at all. 10 is the opposite |
Countries
Belgium
Outcome results
None listed