Non-pharmacological Pain Care using Virtual Reality Therapy or Music Therapy during complex wound care in adults

Non-pharmacological Pain Care using Virtual Reality Therapy or Music Therapy during complex wound care in adults - Non-pharmacological pain care during complex wound care procedures.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON53602

Enrollment

Registered

2022-11-01

Start date

2022-11-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-09-01

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Conditions

Pain and Anxiety

Interventions

Group 1 (intervention group 1): The intervention group 1 wears Virtual Reality glasses during the wound care moment, where they can choose from a number of themes. This group wears the Virtual Reali

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Individuals aged 18 or older having wounds receiving wound care - Individuals who will undergo minimum of 1 to a maximum of 3 sequential complex wound care* procedures - At least 1 prior painful wound care procedure, where they have indicated a VAS >= 4, or patients reporting a VAS >= 4 before initiating the wound care procedure. *Complex wound care: Wound care deemed fit for conservative wound care (based on wound properties, such as: cause, location, size, the necessary intervention), including necrosectomy at the hospital ward as per regular wound care protocol

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Individuals not being able to understand Dutch language at primary school level - Individuals not being able to read or write Dutch - Individuals diagnosed with dementia and/or cognitive impairment - Individuals diagnosed with epilepsy - Individuals diagnosed with migraine - Individuals with severe dizziness and/or nausea - Individuals with a known history of claustrophobia - Individuals who are unable to sign informed consent owing to mental disorder or formally stated to be incompetent to decide - Individuals who have no feeling in the wound care area - Individuals with physical (and/or cognitive) disabilities on the face, eye, ear, nose and neck that prevent the use of the VR headgear and/or headphones

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain score measured with the VAS-score	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- Level of anxiety, measured with the STAI-6 questionnaire - Length of hospital stay - Patient and provider satisfaction, measured with questionnaires - Blood pressure - Heart rate - Saturation - Respiratory rate	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)