Water-friendly Virtual Reality and Brief Thermal Pain
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Using immersive virtual reality as a form of pain distraction during a brief "painful but tolerable" temperature.
| Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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N/A |
Detailed Description
This study will use Quantitative Sensory Testing (computer-controlled brief 10 second thermal pain stimuli) in healthy college students.
The primary aim is to conduct a randomized, controlled study with healthy volunteers to explore whether interacting with virtual objects in VR via a high tech interactive VR system makes VR significantly more effective/powerful compared to a less immersive passive VR system, vs. No VR, for reducing pain during quantitative sensory testing.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| No Intervention: Control Group No treatment, side study to test the assumptions of our quantitative sensory testing pain paradigm |
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| Active Comparator: Low Tech/passive Virtual Reality first Low Tech VR first brief test phase thermal stimulus + High Tech VR during a second test phase pain stimulus |
Behavioral: Virtual Reality psychological pain reduction
attention distraction
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| Experimental: High Tech/interactive Virtual Reality first High Tech/Interactive VR during first brief test phase thermal stimulus + Low Tech VR during a second brief thermal stimulus. |
Behavioral: Virtual Reality psychological pain reduction
attention distraction
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- participants rating of "worst pain " [immediately after each single 10 second test phase quantitative sensory test stimulus during a single visit]
using a single graphic rating scale, 0 = no pain, 10 = excruciating pain
Secondary Outcome Measures
- participants rating of "time spent thinking about pain" [immediately after each single 10 second quantitative sensory test stimulus during a single visit]
using a single graphic rating scale, 0 = none of the time, 10 = all of the time
- participants rating of "pain unpleasantness " [immediately after each single 10 second quantitative sensory test stimulus during a single visit]
using a single graphic rating scale, 0 = no pain, 10 = excruciating pain
Other Outcome Measures
- participants rating of "fun" [immediately after each single 10 second quantitative sensory test stimulus during a single visit]
using a single graphic rating scale, 0 = no fun, 10 = extremely fun.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Currently enrolled in a course at the University of Washington Psychology Dept., participating in the UW Psychology subject pool
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Able to read, write and comprehend English
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Able to complete study measures
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Willing to follow our UW approved instructions
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18 years of age or older
Exclusion Criteria:
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People how have already previously participated in this same study (e.g., last quarter) are not eligible to participate again.
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Not enrolled in a course at the University of Washington Psychology Dept., participating in the UW Psychology subject pool
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Not be able to read, write and comprehend English
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Younger than 18 years of age.
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Not capable of completing measures
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Not capable of indicating pain intensity,
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Not capable of filling out study measures,
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Extreme susceptibility to motion sickness,
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Seizure history,
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Unusual sensitivity or lack of sensitivity to pain,
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Sensitive skin,
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sensitive feet,
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migraines,
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Diabetes.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | University of Washington (public not eligible for participation) | Seattle | Washington | United States | 98195 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- University of Washington
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Hunter Hoffman, PhD, University of Washington
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- STUDY00007801
- R01GM042725