Adjunctive virtual reality pain relief following traumatic injury: protocol for a randomised within-subjects clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The annual mortality and national expense of the opioid crisis continue to rise in the USA (130 deaths/day, $50 billion/year). Opioid use disorder usually starts with the prescription of opioids for a medical condition. Its risk is associated with greater pain intensity and coping strategies characterised by pain catastrophising. Non-pharmacological analgesics in the hospital setting are critical to abate the opioid epidemic. One promising intervention is virtual reality (VR) therapy. It has performed well as a distraction tool and pain modifier during medical procedures; however, little is known about VR in the acute pain setting following traumatic injury. Furthermore, no studies have investigated VR in the setting of traumatic brain injury (TBI). This study aims to

SUBMITTER: Felix RB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8634353 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature