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ReviewFrontiers in medicine2023

Virtual reality for pain management: an umbrella review.

Dmitriy Viderman, Karina Tapinova, Mukhit Dossov, Serik Seitenov, Yerkin G Abdildin

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Review in Frontiers in medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07599228 (Migraine Intervention Using Reality-Assisted Guided Experience), which is not on this map. Cited by 40 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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40citing papers in PubMed, 8 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.

NCT07599228 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Migraine Intervention Using Reality-Assisted Guided Experience

TypeinterventionalSponsorBrigham and Women's HospitalRan2026 to 2031Enrolled160ConditionsMigraine Disorders, Migraine With Aura, Migraine Without Aura, Episodic MigraineArmsACT therapy delivered by REACT NeuroVR headset
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 76 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

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Dmitriy VidermanSchool of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan.
Karina TapinovaSchool of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan.
Mukhit DossovDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Presidential Hospital, Astana, Kazakhstan.
Serik SeitenovDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Presidential Hospital, Astana, Kazakhstan.
Yerkin G AbdildinSchool of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan.
Astana Medical University · KZNazarbayev University · KZNational Research Center for Maternal and Child Health · KZ

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background and objective: Virtual reality is a promising pain control strategy for various pain conditions. This umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses aims to evaluate the analgesic effects of virtual reality. Methods: We searched for the relevant reviews in Scopus, PubMed and Cochrane library. Our primary outcome was pain, with secondary outcomes including disability, general health status, patient satisfaction, depression, balance, fear of movement, and adverse events. The quality of included articles was evaluated using the AMSTAR-2 tool. Results: 21 systematic reviews and meta-analyses with 274 studies and 17,680 patients were included in this review. All the reviews concluded benefits of virtual reality in managing pain conditions, including chronic and pain. Discussion and conclusions: This umbrella review demonstrates successful application of virtual reality in pain control, including perioperative, periprocedural, and chronic pain settings. Virtual reality can be used as an alternative therapy for pain management in children and adults.

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acute painchronic painpain controlpostoperative painvirtual reality

Identifiers

PMID37521355
PMCPMC10382225
OpenAlexW4384301397

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