Studies & Clinical Trials

Alfred Hospital Victoria Australia
Pain management during burns debridement (Alfred Hospital) The Alfred trial is the biggest trial of its type ever conducted worldwide. A large trial was commenced because of positive results in a case study, followed by a pilot study. The trial will be completed in 2007.

Shriners Hospital Cincinnati USA
Anxiety management during pre-medication in patients presenting for scar and contracture release following burn injuries (Shriners - Cincinnati Ohio USA). The Shiners trial was completed in June 2006. Professor McCall (a world renowned pain specialist anaesthetist) is compiling data for publication.

Monash University Victoria Australia
Managing Benzodiazapam withdrawal symptoms (Monash University Department of General Practice, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences and the Panic, Anxiety and Depression Association)

Brain Sciences Institute (Swinburne Uni)
EEG correlates of VRT

Monash University (Dept General Practice)
The use of VRT with two cases of autism spectrum disorder: a feasibility study

Shriners hospital (Cincinnati Ohio USA)
Virtual Reality Therapy Reduces Preoperative Anxiety in Pediatric Reconstructive Burn Patients

Alfred Hospital
VRT for the Treatment of Post Traumatic Acute Stress Disorder in a Burned Bali Bombing Survivor

St Vincents Hospital (Caritas Christi Hospice)
The use of VRT to Ameliorate Psychooncology Symptoms and Distress in a Hospice Population

Northern Hospital
Management of chronic / acute back pain in a hospital emergency department using VRT.

Brain Sciences
EEG and VRT to evaluate indicators of stress (i.e. skin conductance and heart rate variability)

Northern Hospital
Hi-5 deep relaxation therapy for the treatment of anxiety in a hospital emergency department

Panic Anxiety Depression Association
VRT as a counselling adjunct during benzodiazepine withdrawal