ReviewCurrent pain and headache reports2021
Recent Applications of Virtual Reality for the Management of Pain in Burn and Pediatric Patients.
Review in Current pain and headache reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06160518 (Technology and Children's Health), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Technology and Children's Health: Effect of Virtual Reality on Pain and Clinical Outcomes During Hydrotherapy for Children With Burn
Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effect of a game-based intervention on preoperative pain and anxiety in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of clinical nursing · 2022Pooled it
- The effects of virtual reality technology on reducing pain in wound care: A meta-analysis and systematic review.International wound journal · 2022Pooled it
- Cortical Activation and Functional Connectivity Response to Different Interactive Modes of Virtual Reality (VR)-Induced Analgesia: A Prospective Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) Study.Journal of pain research · 2025Trial
- A randomized controlled trial on virtual reality distraction during venous cannulation in young children.Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica · 2022Trial
- Exploring the Effects of Virtual Reality on Pain Relief and Physical Mobility in Spa-Based Treatment.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Pediatric Burn Treatment with Non-Thermal Atmospheric Plasma and EpifastEuropean burn journal · 2025Article
- Cyborg Children: A Systematic Literature Review on the Experience of Children Using Extended Reality.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Effect of Virtual Reality-Based Interventions on Pain During Wound Care in Burn Patients; a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Archives of academic emergency medicine · 2022Review
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Authors and funding
6 authors.
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Abstract
purpose of reviewVirtual reality, via integration of immersive visual and auditory modalities, offers an innovative approach to pain management. The purpose of this review is to investigate the clinical application of virutal reality as an adjunct analgesic to standard of care, particularly in pediatric and burn patients. RECENT
findingsAlthough relatively new, virtual reality has been successfully implemented in a wide range of clinical scenarios for educational, diagnostic, and therapeutic purposes. Most recent literature supports the use of this adjunct analgesic in reducing pain intensity for pediatric and burn patients undergoing acute, painful procedures. This summative review demonstrates the efficacy of virtual reality in altering pain perception by decreasing pain and increasing functionality among pediatric and burn patients. However, large, multi-center randomized controlled trials are still warranted to generalize these findings to more diverse patient demographics and medical scenarios.
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