ArticleFrontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland)2023
Impact of virtual reality on pain management in transrectal MRI-guided prostate biopsy.
Article in Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06589739 (Drainage Thoracique Assisté Par Un Casque De Réalité Virtuelle), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Drainage Thoracique Assisté Par Un Casque De Réalité Virtuelle
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.
- Virtual Reality Is Safe and Can Reduce In-Hospital Anxiety and Pain: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analyses and Trial Sequence Analyses.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2025Pooled it
- HypnoVR®in minimally invasive surgical techniques (MISTs) for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS): a safe, sedation-reducing tool improving patient experience.The Canadian journal of urology · 2026Article
- Nature exposure reduces self-reported pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Nature. Mental health · 2026Article
- Evaluation of the effect of virtual reality hypnosis on pain through attentional diversion during prostate biopsies under local anesthesia (HYPNOSURG-VR): a study protocol.International journal of surgery protocols · 2025Article
- A Mixed Scoping and Narrative Review of Immersive Technologies Applied to Patients for Pain, Anxiety, and Distress in Radiology and Radiotherapy.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- Virtual Reality as a Nonpharmacological Tool for Acute Pain Management: A Scoping Review.Innovations in clinical neuroscienceReview
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Abstract
Background: The beneficial effect of virtual reality (VR) on pain management in the context of transrectal MRI-guided prostate biopsy is not well established. However, it remains unclear whether an adjunctive of VR also improves pain management. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of VR as adjunctive in pain management in transrectal MRI-guided prostate biopsy (PB). Methods: We retrospectively evaluated the pain intensity incidence in the 153 patients with PB indication (of which 102 were naïve of PB) who were admitted to our hospital since the acquisition of the Healthy Mind virtual reality headset on 19 January 2021. Results: Baseline characteristics of patients who received local anesthesia with 1% lidocaine periprostatic nerve block (PPNB) (Group SOC, Conclusions: The pain intensity was significantly lower in naïve PB patients with VR than in naïve PB patients with SOC. There were no side effects from VR and tolerability was excellent.
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