Use of Virtual Reality in Pain Management in Hospitalized Patients
CompletedNot applicableNCT05545033
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
Acute and chronic non-cancer pain is a common healthcare problem locally and globally, leading to many inpatient admissions for poorly controlled pain. The World Health Organisation has declared that access to adequate pain control is a fundamental human right. Yet in our current practice, both acute and chronic non-cancer pain remain poorly controlled. There is passive over-reliance on pharmacological agents and interventional procedures in the management of pain. The opioid epidemic with issues of dependence, misuse, and overdose is especially concerning. Therefore, there is a pertinent clinical need to find sustainable non-pharmacological adjuncts in the complex management of pain. Virtual reality (VR) involves the use of technology to create a three-dimensional multisensory artificial environment replacing real-world sensory inputs. Initially created solely for entertainment purposes, VR applications have since expanded and made its way into healthcare. In Pain Medicine, the application of VR has been promising. There is currently no VR study done in our local population who suffer from pain issues. In our study, we aim to test the feasibility of applying the use of VR in patients admitted inpatient due to pain issues. We believe that VR can be used as an adjunctive tool improve pain management and patient satisfaction.
Study details
- Official title
- Evaluating the Feasibility and Acceptability of the Use of Virtual Reality in Pain Management in Hospitalized Patients
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Device: Virtual reality
- Sponsor
- Changi General Hospital
- Start date
- 2021-01-20
- Primary completion
- 2022-03-16
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 21 Years to 99 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Singapore
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Hospitalised patients with complain of pain issues (at least one of the following), * Acute pain * Acute exacerbations of chronic pain * Chronic non-cancer pain * Post-procedural pain (limited to those who undergo procedures with \< 2 hours in duration) 2. Age equal or more than ≥ 21 years, 3. No visual or hearing impairment, 4. English literacy. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Cancer-related pain, 2. Comorbidities affecting usage of VR e.g. motion sickness, stroke, seizure, dementia, transmissible diseases, severe facial eczema, 3. Undergoing litigation.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05545033