A randomized, controlled trial of immersive virtual reality analgesia, during physical therapy for pediatric burns.

ABSTRACT: This randomized, controlled, within-subjects (crossover design) study examined the effects of immersive virtual reality as an adjunctive analgesic technique for hospitalized pediatric burn inpatients undergoing painful physical therapy. Fifty-four subjects (6-19 years old) performed range-of-motion exercises under a therapist's direction for 1-5 days. During each session, subjects spent equivalent time in both the virtual reality and the control conditions (treatment order randomized and counterbalanced). Graphic rating scale scores assessing the sensory, affective, and cognitive components of pain were obtained for each treatment condition. Secondary outcomes assessed subjects' perception of the virtual reality experience and maximum range-of-motion. Results showed that on study day one,

SUBMITTER: Schmitt YS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2980790 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature