CompletedNot Applicable

Virtual Reality Distraction Technique to Improve Chest Burns With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Saudi Arabia60 participantsStarted 2020-09-01

Plain-language summary

Inhalation of toxic gases and chemical irritants during the fire leads to damage to the respiratory tract or the alveolar tissue, which is known as smoke inhalation injury. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is associated with smoke inhalation injury. These patients usually need physiotherapy in the form of chest mobilization and breathing exercises for up to 4 to 6 weeks after discharge from the burns care centre. The patients during this phase are usually in pain and extremely anxious about these exercises. Virtual reality distraction (VRD) is one such technique that is gaining immense popularity recently, it has more immersive distraction when compared to traditional distraction techniques. This study aims to investigate the effect of a virtual reality distraction (VRD) technique as a pain alleviation tool for reducing pain during physiotherapy in burns patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in a hospital setting.

Who can participate

Age range35 Years – 55 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: Community-dwelling middle-aged adult patients (aged between 35 - 55 years) with chest burn injury and moderate ARDS who were to receive physiotherapy at home for at least 1 month were invited to participate. The clinical diagnosis of ARDS (International Classiﬁcation of Diseases 10th revision \[ICD-10\] group J80) was diagnosed according to Berlin diagnostic criteria by a general physician. The baseline pain intensities 3 to 8 on the visual analogue scale (VAS) were included. Exclusion Criteria: Any injury that would hinder the outcome of the study procedures, patients who had difficulty in communication due to impaired hearing, visual or motor development, who had a history of epilepsy, migraine or motion sickness, and participants who were suspected victims of abuse.

What they're measuring

Pain intensity - Visual analog scale (VAS)

Timeframe: Baseline

Pain intensity - Visual analog scale (VAS)

Timeframe: 4 weeks

Pain intensity - Visual analog scale (VAS)

Timeframe: 8 weeks

Pain intensity - Visual analog scale (VAS)

Timeframe: 6 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05692557

SponsorPrince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2022-12-31

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Plain-language summary

Who can participate

Age range35 Years – 55 Years

SexALL

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