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Immersive virtual reality as analgesia for women during hysterosalpingography: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
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Immersive Virtual Reality Improves Satisfaction In Laboring Women
A Randomized Study on Use of Virtual Reality Technology for Pain Relief in Transvaginal Oocyte Retrieval Under Conscious Sedation
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
- Feasibility, efficacy, and safety of virtual reality in reducing pain and anxiety during oocyte retrieval: a randomized controlled trial.BMC women's health · 2026Trial
- Virtual reality-based intervention to improve pre-operative anxiety in patients undergoing planned oocyte cryopreservation: a randomized clinical trial.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2025Trial
- Effect of comfort theory-based nursing care on pain and comfort in women undergoing hysterosalpingography: a randomized controlled trial.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2023Trial
- Immersive virtual reality on childbirth experience for women: a randomized controlled trial.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Trial
- The impact of virtual reality technology in the era of See & Treat hysteroscopy: a randomised controlled trial.Facts, views & vision in ObGyn · 2025Article
- Current applications and future perspectives of extended reality in radiology.La Radiologia medica · 2025Review
- Assessing Patient Perceptions of Virtual Reality Use for Pelvic Exams.Journal of medical extended reality · 2025Article
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- Extended Reality in Diagnostic Imaging-A Literature Review.Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2023Review
- Virtual Reality, Fear of Pain and Labor Pain Intensity: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2023Article
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13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundHysterosalpingography (HSG) is an accepted radiologic diagnostic modality for initial infertility workup, and is generally considered uncomfortable and painful. However, the management of pain related to HSG remains inefficient. As an emerging nonpharmacologic and noninvasive pain control strategy, virtual reality (VR) distraction has been successfully used in areas such as burns, blunt force trauma, hospital-based needle procedures, dental/periodontal procedures, and urological endoscopy patients. This study aims to evaluate the analgesic effect of VR during HSG. METHODS/
designA single-center, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial will be carried out in the Radiology Department of Yinchuan Women and Children Healthcare Hospital, Yinchuan. A total of 200 participants who are scheduled for HSG will be enrolled in this study. The participants will be randomized (1:1) into two groups: a VR group and a blank control group. The VR group will receive routine care plus immersive VR intervention and the blank control group will receive routine care. Outcomes will be monitored at baseline, immediately after HSG and 15 min after HSG for each group. The primary outcome is the worst pain score during HSG by a visual analog scale (VAS). The secondary outcomes include: affective pain, cognitive pain, and anxiety during the HSG procedure; worst pain within 15 min after HSG; patient satisfaction and acceptance with pain management; physiological parameters; adverse effects; HSG results; and immersion perception score of the VR system (for the VR condition only). DISCUSSION: This study will focus on exploring a simply operated, noninvasive and low-cost analgesia during the HSG procedure. The results of this trial will provide data on the feasibility and safety of VR distraction therapy during HSG.
trial registrationChinese Clinical Trial Register, ChiCTR1900021342. Registered on 16 February 2019.
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