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ReviewAmerican journal of translational research2017

Application of virtual reality technology in clinical medicine.

Lan Li, Fei Yu, Dongquan Shi, Jianping Shi, Zongjun Tian, Jiquan Yang, Xingsong Wang, Qing Jiang

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readReview
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Review in American journal of translational research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 141 papers, 15 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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141citing papers in PubMed, 15 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03584776 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2019, after this paper: background citation

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Virtual Reality for Pain Management in the Post-Operative Period Following Orthopedic Surgery

TypeinterventionalSponsorGillette Children's Specialty HealthcareRan2019 to 2024Enrolled48ConditionsSpinal FusionArmsVirtual Reality
NCT03976388 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2019, after this paper: background citation

Virtual Clinical Simulation Amongst Undergraduate Medical Students

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversidad Nacional Andres BelloRan2019 to 2019Enrolled50ConditionsMedical EducationArmsClinical Virtual Simulator, Small-Group Discussion
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

141 citing papers in PubMed, 15 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Virtual reality based-rehabilitation for chronic neck pain: an overview of systematic reviews with meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026
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  14. Immersive Virtual Reality Applications in Schizophrenia Spectrum Therapy: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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  15. Neuroscience of Virtual Reality: From Virtual Exposure to Embodied Medicine.Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking · 2019
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  18. Feasibility and acceptability of virtual reality for cancer pain in people receiving palliative care: a randomised cross-over study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022
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81 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Lan LiSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Southeast UniversityNanjing, 211189, China.
Fei YuDepartment of Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Drum Tower of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing, 210008, China.
Dongquan ShiDepartment of Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Drum Tower Hospital Affiliated to Medical School of Nanjing UniversityNanjing, 210008, China.
Jianping ShiSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Southeast UniversityNanjing, 211189, China.
Zongjun TianSchool of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsNanjing, 210016, China.
Jiquan YangSchool of Electrical and Automation Engineering, Nanjing Normal UniversityNanjing, 210023, China.
Xingsong WangSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Southeast UniversityNanjing, 211189, China.
Qing JiangDepartment of Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Drum Tower Hospital Affiliated to Medical School of Nanjing UniversityNanjing, 210008, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present review discusses the application of virtual reality (VR) technology in clinical medicine, especially in surgical training, pain management and therapeutic treatment of mental illness. We introduce the common types of VR simulators and their operational principles in aforementioned fields. The clinical effects are also discussed. In almost every study that dealt with VR simulators, researchers have arrived at the same conclusion that both doctors and patients could benefit from this novel technology. Moreover, advantages and disadvantages of the utilization of VR technology in each field were discussed, and the future research directions were proposed.

Indexed as

clinical medicinepain managementpsychological diseasessurgical trainingVirtual reality

Identifiers

PMID28979666
PMCPMC5622235

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