Nature as a Buffer Among People With Chronic Pain
Virtual Nature: Benefits for Older Adults Who Experience Chronic Pain?
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
This randomized controlled trial examines the effect of nature exposure on pain intensity levels among older adults who experience chronic pain. Investigators examine the effects of nature on: the experience of chronic pain, on pain catastrophizing, and on attention restoration.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable chronic-pain
Started Jul 2016
Typical duration for not_applicable chronic-pain
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
July 1, 2016
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 11, 2017
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 15, 2017
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 1, 2018
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2018
CompletedApril 1, 2019
March 1, 2019
1.9 years
May 11, 2017
March 28, 2019
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Experience of chronic pain
rating of pain intensity, on scale of 1-10
up to 3 weeks; from date of randomization until 2nd data collection date
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Pain catastrophizing
up to 3 weeks; from date of randomization until 2nd data collection date
cognitive functioning
up to 3 weeks; from date of randomization until 2nd data collection date
Study Arms (3)
Natural Environment
EXPERIMENTALParticipants experience a virtual reality natural environment intervention (using VR goggles with Smartphone) for 10 minutes on two occasions, 1 week apart.
Built Environment
EXPERIMENTALParticipants experience a virtual reality built environment intervention (using VR goggles with Smartphone) for 10 minutes on two occasions, 1 week apart.
Control
NO INTERVENTIONParticipants do not experience a VR intervention. Instead they visit with research assistants for 10 minutes on two occasions, 1 week apart.
Interventions
the natural environment will be delivered via Samsung VR gear goggles with Samsung smartphone.
the built environment will be delivered via Samsung VR gear goggles with Samsung smartphone.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- rate health as "fair" "good" or "excellent"
- experience chronic pain
- cognitively intact
- do not use wheelchair
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York, 14853, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Nancy M Wells, PhD
Design + Environmental Analysis, Cornell University
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- BASIC SCIENCE
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 11, 2017
First Posted
May 15, 2017
Study Start
July 1, 2016
Primary Completion
June 1, 2018
Study Completion
June 1, 2018
Last Updated
April 1, 2019
Record last verified: 2019-03
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share
There is not a plan to share individual participant data with other researchers.