ArticleJournal of pain research2023
The Effect of Virtual Reality Glasses Applied During the Episiotomy On Pain and Satisfaction: A Single Blind Randomized Controlled Study.
Article in Journal of pain research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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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.
The Effect of LI4 Acupressure on Perineal Pain and Postpartum Comfort During Episiotomy Repair
Effectiveness of Virtual Reality (HypnoVR) in Pain and Anxiety Management During Labor: Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial
Effects of Breastfeeding, Virtual Reality, and Stress Ball on Pain, Anxiety, Cortisol Levels, and Comfort During Episiotomy Repair in Primiparous Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of immersive virtual reality-based interventions for alleviating peri- and post-procedural pain and anxiety in gynecologic settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026Pooled it
- The Effect of Virtual Reality Application on Pain and Anxiety During Episiotomy Repair: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.International urogynecology journal · 2024Pooled it
- No anxiety or pain reduction by Virtual Reality during oocyte retrieval in IVF/ICSI treatment: results of a randomized controlled trial.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2026Trial
- Effects of virtual reality on chest tube removal pain management in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: a randomized clinical trial.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- Reducing pain and anxiety with virtual reality in (outpatient) gynecological procedures: a systematic review with meta-analysis.AJOG global reports · 2026Review
- The Use of Virtual Reality for Pain and Anxiety Reduction: A Literature Review.Acta medica Lituanica · 2026Review
- Exploring the Efficacy of Virtual Reality Training in Obstetric Procedures and Patient Care-A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Application for Women Undergoing Episiotomy Repair: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of caring sciences · 2024Article
- Precision Obstetric Anesthesia and Analgesia: An Attempt to Assess the Emerging Modalities within the Fundamental Framework.Journal of pain research · 2024Article
- Virtual Reality as a Nonpharmacological Tool for Acute Pain Management: A Scoping Review.Innovations in clinical neuroscienceReview
- Comparison of the Efficacy of Virtual Reality Glasses versus Mint Gum for Pain and Anxiety Relief During Episiotomy Repair: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
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Abstract
Objective: The research was conducted as a randomized controlled study to determine the effect of virtual reality glasses on the mother's pain and satisfaction during episiotomy. Methods: The sample consisted of 50 pregnant women determined by randomization among primiparous pregnant women. Data were collected with the Mother Information Form and Visual Analog Scales Pain and Satisfaction Evaluation forms. 5 mL of lidocaine was administered to mothers in the intervention and control groups during episiotomy repair. Only the mothers in the intervention group watched a video with virtual reality glasses for an average of 10 minutes during the episiotomy procedure. SPSS 22.0 was used in the analysis. Results: In the comparison between the groups, it was found that the mean pain score measured during episiotomy inner and episiotomy skin suturing was statistically significantly lower in the intervention group than in the control group; there was no significant difference between the intervention and control groups in the mean pain scores measured before and after episiotomy repair. It was determined that the mean satisfaction score of the intervention group was higher than that of the control group. Conclusion: Virtual reality glasses reduced pain during episiotomy and increased satisfaction. According to the results, it is recommended to be used by midwives because it is an easily applicable non-pharmacological method and increases the mother's birth satisfaction.
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