NCT05673551Enrolling by invitation
VR-PAT During Home Burn Dressings - Multisite
A Randomized Clinical Trial of Smartphone Virtual Reality for Pain Management During Burn Care Transition
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 31 Jul 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of smartphone Virtual Reality Pain Alleviation Therapy (VR-PAT) as a pain distraction tool during repeated at-home burn dressing changes among 100 children (age 6-17 years) with a burn injury in comparison to 100 children with a burn injury who do not use the VR-PAT.
- Status (registry)
- Enrolling by invitation
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 220 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 21 Dec 2022
- Start date
- 16 Jan 2023
- Primary completion date
- 1 Dec 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
- NCT number
- NCT05673551
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 220
- From 16 Jan 2023 to the primary completion date, 1 Dec 2027
- 2 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- History of motion sickness, seizure disorder, dizziness, or migraine headaches precipitated by visual auras
Other
- Any wounds that may interfere with study procedures
- Vision, hearing, or cognitive/motor impairments preventing valid administration of study measures
- Minors in foster care, prisoners, or currently pregnant
- Suspected child abuse
- Families who do not have access to a VR compatible smartphone.
Who the study is looking for
- Being treated for acute burn injury
- Age 6-17 years, inclusive
- Receiving their first outpatient clinic dressing change or being discharged from the ED or inpatient burn unit
- Have a dressing that requires daily changes at home for at least 7 days after their first outpatient appointment or discharge from the hospital (ED or inpatient)
- Patient and family caregivers can communicate (read and write) using English or Spanish
- Reported at least moderate or worse NRS pain score of ≥3 (NRS 0-10 with 10 being worst pain) from the most recent dressing change.
Age in the registry: 6 years to 17 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (2)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Columbus | United States | Unknown status |
| Parkland Health & Hospital System Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Dallas | United States | Unknown status |
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