N/A
N=35
Virtual Reality for Pain Management in Orthopaedic Patients
Pain, Musculoskeletal
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04152447 ↗Enrolled (actual)
35
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Feb 2022
Primary outcome: Primary: Opioid Usage During the Postoperative Hospitalization — 30.3; 30.8 Morphine milligram equivalents (MME)/day
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- VR device (Device)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Primary completion
- Nov 2020
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Opioid Usage During the Postoperative Hospitalization |
30.3; 30.8 | — |
| SECONDARY Length of Stay |
2.5; 2 | — |
| SECONDARY Patient-reported Pain Scores |
9.62; 9.0 | — |
Summary
1. Investigators will determine the feasibility of a virtual reality pain control program (VR-PCP) as a non-pharmacologic adjunct for pain management while in the hospital (i.e. patient ability and willingness to use the system measured by average time spent on the device).
2. Investigators will evaluate if there is a difference between the average daily use of opioid medications taken by patients who received usual care pain management versus patients using a VR-PCP.
3. Investigators will assess for differences in short-term postoperative patient-reported pain intensity (PROMIS Patient Intensity v1.0) for patients who received usual care pain management versus those who also have access to a VR-PCP.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- 18 and older
- Patients who sustained factures treated with open reduction internal fixation. Polytrauma patients whose fractures are definitively fixed in one discrete operating room visit will be included.
Exclusion Criteria
- Cognitive impairment
- Injuries requiring staged surgical fixation (i.e. ex-fix to ORIF)
- Seizure disorder or other contraindication to VR usage
- Significant medical complications during hospitalization precluding use of a VR headset
- Significant surgical complication during hospitalization requiring unanticipated return to the operating room during index admission.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04152447). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.