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VR goggles could replace painkillers for burn victims

NCT ID NCT04820400

Symptom relief Sponsor: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This study tests whether watching a custom 360-degree virtual reality video during dressing changes can lower pain, anxiety, and the need for opioid painkillers in adults recovering from burn surgery. Eighty participants will wear VR headsets while their bandages are changed and rate their pain and anxiety before and after. The goal is to find a non-drug way to make these painful procedures more bearable.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Immersive 360-degree virtual reality video
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a non-drug way to ease pain and anxiety during burn dressing changes, potentially reducing reliance on opioids.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study with only 80 participants. The VR videos are custom-made and may not work for everyone. Pain is subjective, and results may not apply to all burn patients.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

82 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Mar 2021

Finished

May 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 * Patients anticipated to receive only one skin autograft surgery for acute burn injury at RTBC (patients may have received an allograft skin procedure prior to the autograft) * Patients who will require inpatient stay for at least two consecutive daily dressing changes * Patients alert and oriented, and able to watch immersive video and respond to questions Exclusion Criteria: * Patients on mechanical ventilation * Patients receiving intravenous sedation * Patients with significant face, neck or scalp burn wounds * Patients with confirmed resistant bacteria (MRSA, CPE, VRE) * Patients with history of significant motion sickness (i.e. occur during exposure to physical, visual and virtual motion, cybersickness, etc.) verbally declared by patient * Patients unable to communicate

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

agnosia burn injury Pain, Postoperative

As listed by the trial registrant

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Burns Pain, postoperative Trauma

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Sunnybrook Research Institute

    Toronto, Canada

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