Mobile phone virtual reality game for pediatric home burn dressing pain management: a randomized feasibility clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Virtual reality (VR) gaming is considered a safe and effective alternative to standard pain alleviation in the hospital. This study addressed the potential effectiveness and feasibility of a VR game that was developed by our research team for repeated at-home burn dressing changes.

Methods

A randomized clinical trial was conducted among patients recruited from the outpatient burn clinic of a large American Burn Association-verified pediatric burn center between September 2019 and June 2021. We included English-speaking burn patients aged 5-17 years old requiring daily dressing changes for at least 1 week after first outpatient dressing change. One group played an interactive VR game during dressing changes, while the other utilized standard distraction techniques

SUBMITTER: Armstrong M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9386208 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature