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The Pain Reduction Using Immersive Virtual Reality During Wound Care Evaluation Study at Maimonides (PRISM) - Pilot Study

NCT07447830 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 25

Last updated 2026-03-05

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Summary

This study will test whether immersive virtual reality (iVR) can reduce pain and discomfort during wound care for residents living in long-term care (LTC). Pressure ulcers are common and painful among older adults, and dressing changes often cause additional distress.

Up to 20 residents at the Donald Berman Maimonides Geriatric Centre will use virtual reality headsets during routine wound care. The headsets display calm, low-stimulus scenes (e.g., puppies in a meadow) designed to distract and comfort participants.

Each participant will take part for six weeks in three phases:

* Two weeks of usual wound care (baseline)
* Two weeks using virtual reality during wound care (intervention)
* Two weeks of usual care again (washout)

Pain will be assessed using validated tools, and the research team will also observe agitation, mood, and other behavioral indicators. Nursing staff will provide feedback on feasibility and acceptability of iVR use in LTC settings.

Conditions

  • Wound Care
  • Pain
  • Neuropsychiatric Symptoms

Interventions

DEVICE

Rendever Immersive Virtual Reality Platform

IVR headsets will provide calming, low-intensity scenes-like watching puppies in a meadow-to provide distraction and help reduce pain during wound care.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Machelle Wilchesky, PhD · Lady Davis Institute-CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l'Île-de-Montréal

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-11-01
Primary Completion
2026-12-01
Completion
2027-04-15

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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