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ReviewJournal of pain research2020

Hypnosis Associated with 3D Immersive Virtual Reality Technology in the Management of Pain: A Review of the Literature.

Floriane Rousseaux, Aminata Bicego, Didier Ledoux, Paul Massion, Anne-Sophie Nyssen, Marie-Elisabeth Faymonville, Steven Laureys, Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal of pain research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07173231 (Comparisons Between Virtual Reality and Hypno-Virtual Reality for Procedural Pain and Anxiety During a Diagnostic Hysteroscopy), which is not on this map. Cited by 31 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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31citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
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.

NCT07173231 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Comparisons Between Virtual Reality and Hypno-Virtual Reality for Procedural Pain and Anxiety During a Diagnostic Hysteroscopy: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorSt. Justine's HospitalRan2025 to 2026Enrolled45ConditionsHysteroscopy, Anxiety, PainArmsImmersive Virtual Reality Distraction (IVR), Hypno-Virtual Reality Distraction (HVR), Usual Care Group
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 62 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Floriane RousseauxLaboratory of Cognitive Ergonomics and Work Intervention, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
Aminata BicegoLaboratory of Cognitive Ergonomics and Work Intervention, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
Didier LedouxSensation & Perception Research Group, GIGA Consciousness, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
Paul MassionIntensive Care Units, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
Anne-Sophie NyssenLaboratory of Cognitive Ergonomics and Work Intervention, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
Marie-Elisabeth FaymonvilleAlgology Department, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
Steven LaureysGIGA Consciousness, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-3096-3807
Audrey VanhaudenhuyseAlgology Department, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
University of Liège · BE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypnosis is well documented in the literature in the management of acute and chronic pain. Virtual reality (VR) is currently gaining credibility in the same fields as hypnosis for medical applications. Lately, the combination of hypnosis and VR was considered. The aim of this scoping review is to understand the current studied contexts and effects of virtual reality hypnosis (VRH) for the management of pain. We searched on PubMed, Taylor & Francis Online, and ProQuest databases with the following terms: "virtual reality," "3D," "hypnosis," and "pain". We included 8 studies that combined hypnosis and VR. All articles are in English. Two included healthy volunteers and six are clinical studies. Short-term results indicated significant decreases in pain intensity, pain unpleasantness, time spent thinking about pain, anxiety, and levels of opioids. However, results are not consistent for all patients all the days. VR alone seems to reduce pain independently of the hypnotizability level. One study claimed that VR and hypnosis could alter each other's effects and another argued that VR did not inhibit the hypnotic process and may even facilitate it by employing visual imagery. We cannot affirm that VR added value to hypnosis when they are combined. These trials and case series gave us indications about the possible applications of VRH in different contexts. Additional randomized clinical trials on VRH in the future will have to test this technique in clinical practice and help define guidelines for VRH utilization in pain management.

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3D animationacute painchronic painhypnosisvirtual realityvirtual reality hypnosis

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PMID32547176
PMCPMC7247604
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