NCT03827304

Using an Interactive Virtual Reality System to Distract Burns Patients During Burn Treatments

Completed NA Results posted Last updated 25 March 2025

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Virtual Reality Distraction for Burns patients in Burns in 5 participants. Completed in 31 December 2017.

Timeline

1 April 2017

Primary endpoint
31 December 2017

31 December 2017

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Sheffield Hallam University
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	na
Design	single group
Masking	none
Primary purpose	supportive care
Enrollment	5
Start date	1 April 2017
Primary completion	31 December 2017
Estimated completion	31 December 2017
Sites	1 location across United Kingdom

Drugs / interventions tested

• Virtual Reality Distraction for Burns patients

Conditions studied

• Burns — all drugs for Burns →

Sponsor

Sheffield Hallam University

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Burns. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Results — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Per-arm endpoint measurements with 95% confidence intervals where reported. Source: trial results section.

Pain Scores Primary · Assessed 1 time during dressing with and without VR

Using a thermometer scale (Sheffield Burns Unit Psychosocial Screening Tool). Pain was measured on a scale range 0-100 in which 0 is no pain and 100 represents the greatest levels imaginable of pain.

Pain (with VR)

Group	Value	95% CI
Burns Patients	44.0	± 17.1

Pain (without VR)

Group	Value	95% CI
Burns Patients	52.50	± 15.54

Anxiety Scores Secondary · Assessed 1 time during dressing with and without VR

Using a thermometer scale (Sheffield Burns Unit Psychosocial Screening Tool). Anxiety was measured on a scale range 0-100 in which 0 is no anxiety and 100 represents the greatest levels imaginable of anxiety.

Anxiety (with VR)

Group	Value	95% CI
Burns Dressings Patients	36.00	± 33.61

Anxiety (without VR)

Group	Value	95% CI
Burns Dressings Patients	56.25	± 31.51

Sponsor's own description

The aims are VR to reduced perceived pain and anxiety during painful dressings changes in a small sample of burns patients;

* to measure the impact of the interventions on objective indicators of pain and distress during dressing changes within the small sample
* to assess pain medication use during virtual reality interventions
* to compare the above effects and experiences across two conditions within each participant: an active version of a virtual reality intervention, and a 'control' condition of no intervention;
* to assess the perceived usability, acceptability, engagement with and enjoyment of the virtual reality intervention to patients
* to consider the apparent feasibility of the virtual reality intervention within a Burns Unit inpatient setting during painful dressing changes 4. Design This is an exploratory feasibility study with a small clinical sample of burns patients and staff caring for them, in a single burns unit setting, employing mixed methods and a repeated measures design to achieve the aims set out above.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.