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Virtual Reality As Adjunct Therapy for Vaso-Occlusive Pain
Sponsor: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans
Summary
The goal of this randomized control clinical trial is to learn if virtual reality can be used to treat sickle cell pain in children. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does virtual reality reduce pain severity during a child's hospital stay for a vaso-occlusive pain crisis? Does virtual reality decrease the daily use of opiates? Researchers will compare standard therapy to the use of standard therapy plus a daily virtual reality experience to see if virtual reality works to treat sickle cell pain. All patients will: \- Be asked to fill out a pain assessment survey three times daily for up to 3 days If randomized to intervention arm, patients will: * Participate in an immersive virtual reality experience once daily for up to 3 days * Fill out a survey twice daily to monitor for side effects from virtual reality experience * Fill out a satisfaction survey once during the study period
Official title: Changing the View of Pain: Using Virtual Reality As Adjunctive Therapy for Sickle Cell Pain in Pediatric Patients
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
8 Years - 21 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
36
Start Date
2024-09-12
Completion Date
2025-12-19
Last Updated
2025-01-14
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
KindVR Aqua Program
For this study, patients will be introduced to a virtual reality software program called Aqua, created by the company KindVR. This software program was designed specifically for use in pediatric patients. The software has been programmed into the Pico Neo 3 headset and provides an immersive 3D experience during which the patients explore a virtual underwater world inside a submarine with a goal of providing more color to treasure and different sea animals that they will engage with along their journey. The VR experience itself lasts approximately 15 minutes
Locations (1)
Children's Hospital of New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States