Virtual Reality Devices As an Adjunct to Usual Care for Patients with Sickle Cell Disease Experiencing Vaso-Occlusive Crises

Eligibility Criteria

• * 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
• * 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