NCT03933124: VIRTUAL

The Effect of Virtual Reality on Post-surgical Pain and Recovery.

Completed NA Last updated 16 September 2021

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Virtual Reality in Pain in 100 participants. Completed in 11 February 2021.

Timeline

21 May 2019

Primary endpoint
11 February 2021

11 February 2021

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Radboud University Medical Center
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	none
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	100
Start date	21 May 2019
Primary completion	11 February 2021
Estimated completion	11 February 2021
Sites	1 location across Netherlands

Drugs / interventions tested

• Virtual Reality

Conditions studied

• Pain — all drugs for Pain →
• Post-surgical Pain — all drugs for Post-surgical Pain →
• Pain Management — all drugs for Pain Management →

Sponsor

Radboud University Medical Center

Who can join

16 and older, any sex, with Pain or Post-surgical Pain. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This study evaluates the effect of Virtual Reality (VR) on pain and recovery in 100 post-operative patients. 60 patients will be included in the intervention group; they will use VR minimal 3 times a day on day 2-4 after surgery, on the surgical ward, as an add-on intervention next to standard care. 40 patients in the control group will only receive standard postoperative care.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Self-Administered Virtual Reality for Postsurgical Pain Management: A Qualitative Study of Hospital Patients' Reported Experiences.
   Lier EJ, Smits MLM, de Vries M, van Goor H. · · 2023 · cited 1× · PMID 37959270 · DOI 10.3390/jcm12216805