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Virtual Reality therapy for pain management at the Emergency Department

Virtual Reality therapy for pain management at the Emergency Department - VRxOPUS-2

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON53184
Enrollment
124
Registered
2023-09-12
Start date
2023-11-09
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-06-18

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

acute pijn door enige oorzaak acute pain

Interventions

One group will receive usual care, the intervention group will receive VR, being VR based on distraction or VR based on focussed attention.

Sponsors

Radboud Universitair Medisch Centrum
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Patient >=16 years admitted to ED - NRS pain at rest score >=4 - Pain not acceptable for patient - Patient is willing and able to comply with the study protocol

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Patients initially treated by another physician than the EP. - EMV =3 months) exacerbation - Chronic opioid use (>=3 months) - Psychiatric disorders interfering with patients* understanding of the study protocol and informed consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
NRS scores of pain at rest, repeated

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Anxiety - NRS anxiety scores, repeated Analgesics - Oral Morphine Equivalent (OME) - Administered analgesics at the ED and type - Administered non-pharmacological analgesia (eg. casting, reduction of fracture) Patient reported outcome measures - Acceptability of pain at discharge (yes/no) - Patients desire for analgesics upon admittance and at discharge (yes/no) - NRS immersion score - Satisfaction with pain management (NRS-scale) Process indicators - Duration ED visit Follow-up (diary) - Analgesic prescriptions by emergency physician Safety outcomes - Reasons for withdrawal - Adverse events during VR therapy Barriers to implementation - Technical problems - Feedback on apps

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)