Combining Virtual Reality and Hypnosis to Alleviate Chronic Pain in Elderly Patients with Hand Arthritis

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-100
SponsorCiusss de L'Est de l'Île de Montréal

About this trial

The goal of this pilot randomized clinical trial is to test the efficacy of an intervention combining virtual reality and hypnosis on decreasing pain and improving quality of life in elderly patients with hand arthritis. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does the intervention allow for an improvement of patient reported outcomes related to pain and quality of life? * Does the intervention allow for an improvement of physiological variables related to pain? Researchers will compare intervention group to a passive control group (i.e., waiting list with treatment as usual).

Participants in the intervention group will be provided a virtual reality headset allowing them to beneficiate from the virtual reality and hypnosis modules.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Fluent in French

Being diagnosed with hand arthrisis

Reporting an invalidating chronic pain in hand related to the condition

Disqualifiers

Experiencing a medical condition altering the ability to consent or participate in the study

Experiencing cognitive disorders; Experiencing sensory disorders (deafness, blindness)

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Virtual reality: Beach
  • Virtual Reality: Forest
  • Hypnosis: Magic Hand
  • Hypnosis: Pain Manipulation
  • Session 1bis - 1 week
  • Follow-up

Treatment groups

80 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

This trial has no locations