Recruiting
Virtual Reality Devices as an Adjunct to Usual Care for Patients With Sickle Cell Disease Experiencing Vaso-Occlusive Crises
About this study
This study aims to evaluate the use of virtual reality as an adjunct to standard care for patients with sickle cell disease experiencing vaso-occlusive crises.
- Condition
- Sickle Cell Disease, Vaso-occlusive Pain Episode in Sickle Cell Disease, Acute Pain
- Tested
- Virtual Reality Headset and Hand-Held Controllers, Blindfolding and Noise Cancelling
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Who can join
- Age
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Inclusion 5
- Minimum age: 18 years
- Study condition: Sickle Cell Disease, Vaso-occlusive Pain Episode in Sickle Cell Disease, Acute Pain
- Adult (age \> 18 years) emergency department patient
- History of sickle cell disease
- Presenting to the emergency department due to acute pain related to sickle cell disease thought to be due to vaso-occlusive crisis
Exclusion 9
- Prior enrollment in this study
- Presenting with a chief complaint suggestive of a complicated crisis (such as concern for acute chest syndrome, splenic sequestration, hepatic sequestration, pulmonary embolism) as determined by the clinical care provider
- Not being treated with intravenous opioids for the vaso-occlusive crisis
- Patients who lack the capacity to provide informed consent
- Medical history of seizures or known intolerance to virtual reality
- Disabilities like vision and hearing defects etc. that preclude the use of a head mounted virtual reality device.
- Known to be pregnant
- Incarcerated at the time of evaluation
- Over the age of 89 years old
Where
1 site, 1 recruiting
University of Maryland Medical Systems
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Contact
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R. Gentry Wilkerson, MD
410-328-4237 gwilkerson@som.umaryland.edu
Potential match only. Final eligibility is determined by the study team.