Recruiting

Virtual Reality with Pain Medication

Sponsor:

University of Washington

Code:

NCT01840774

Conditions

Virtual Reality Therapy

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 60

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Low-dose pain medication (Ketalar) and saline placebo

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this study is to determine how pain relief is modified when the investigators combine the Virtual Reality based Snow World game with certain pain medications.

Conditions

Virtual Reality Therapy

Study ID

NCT01840774

Start date

Apr, 2013

Status verified date

Apr, 2013

Completion date

Jun, 2014

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jun, 2014

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 60

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Healthy male and females between the age of 18 and 60 years
  • Ability to communicate orally
  • Ability to read and understand English
  • Body Mass Index between 20-35

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Women who are pregnant, trying to become pregnant, or who are breastfeeding
  • History of alcohol or substance abuse
  • Major medical illness; including history of migraine headaches, seizures, brain injury, or peripheral neuropathy
  • Current use of analgesics including acetaminophen, non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, or opioids
  • Predisposition to severe motion sickness
  • Unusual sensitivity or lack of sensitivity to pain
  • Urine toxicology positive for opioids or benzodiazepines

Study Design

Enrollment

60 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Crossover

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

active comparator: Low-dose pain medication

80min IV infusion of a low-dose pain medication

placebo comparator: saline placebo

80min IV infusion of a saline placebo

Interventions

Low-dose pain medication (Ketalar) and saline placebo

Primary outcome measure

  • Pain responses between placebo and the low-dose pain medication while playing Snow World. We will assess pain responses with subjective questionnaires concerning the participant's experience while playing Snow World. [ Time Frame: Conclusion of 120 study visits. Each participant will spend a total of 8 hours with us. ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Christine Hoffer, BA

206-616-3075hoffer@uw.edu

Locations

University of Washington

Recruiting

Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195

Contacts

Christine Hoffer, BA

206-616-3075hoffer@uw.edu

More Information

Sponsor

University of Washington

Last update posted

Apr 26, 2013

Last verified

Apr, 2013

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Washington on 2013-04-26.