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Virtual Reality as a distraction therapy during cystoscopy: a clinical trial
OBJECTIVES: to investigate whether virtual reality (VR) experience is associated with decreased pain sensation among patients who undergo rigid cystoscopy under local anesthesia. METHODS: we performed a prospective, randomized, controlled study of 159 patients who were aleatorily enrolled into two g...
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Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10578813/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35584530 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0100-6991e-20223138-en |
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author | GOERGEN, DIEGO INÁCIO FREITAS, DANIEL MELECCHI DE OLIVEIRA |
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description | OBJECTIVES: to investigate whether virtual reality (VR) experience is associated with decreased pain sensation among patients who undergo rigid cystoscopy under local anesthesia. METHODS: we performed a prospective, randomized, controlled study of 159 patients who were aleatorily enrolled into two groups: VR and control. VR experience intervention consisted of using a headset with a smartphone adapted to a virtual reality glasses where an app-video was played during the procedure. Main outcomes analyzed were pain, discomfort, heart rate variability, difficulty and duration of the cystoscopy. Statistical analyses were performed using a Student’s t test, Mann-Whitney test and Chi-square test. A P<0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. RESULTS: among 159 patients studied (VR group=80 patients; control group=79 patients), the mean age was 63,6 years and 107 (67,3%) were male. There was no statistically significant difference in baseline characteristics between the 2 groups. VR was significantly associated to decreased heart rate variability (6,29 vs 11,09 bpm, P<0,001) and lower duration of the procedure (5,33 vs 8,65 min, P<0,001). Also, when cystoscopies due to double-J extraction were excluded, VR experience was associated with reduced pain on the visual analog score of pain (3,26 vs 4,33 cm, P=0,023). CONCLUSIONS: the use of VR as a distraction therapy while performing outpatient cystoscopies is safe, has no side effects, is associated with less pain and discomfort, and reduces length of procedure. |
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spelling | pubmed-105788132023-10-17 Virtual Reality as a distraction therapy during cystoscopy: a clinical trial GOERGEN, DIEGO INÁCIO FREITAS, DANIEL MELECCHI DE OLIVEIRA Rev Col Bras Cir Original Article OBJECTIVES: to investigate whether virtual reality (VR) experience is associated with decreased pain sensation among patients who undergo rigid cystoscopy under local anesthesia. METHODS: we performed a prospective, randomized, controlled study of 159 patients who were aleatorily enrolled into two groups: VR and control. VR experience intervention consisted of using a headset with a smartphone adapted to a virtual reality glasses where an app-video was played during the procedure. Main outcomes analyzed were pain, discomfort, heart rate variability, difficulty and duration of the cystoscopy. Statistical analyses were performed using a Student’s t test, Mann-Whitney test and Chi-square test. A P<0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. RESULTS: among 159 patients studied (VR group=80 patients; control group=79 patients), the mean age was 63,6 years and 107 (67,3%) were male. There was no statistically significant difference in baseline characteristics between the 2 groups. VR was significantly associated to decreased heart rate variability (6,29 vs 11,09 bpm, P<0,001) and lower duration of the procedure (5,33 vs 8,65 min, P<0,001). Also, when cystoscopies due to double-J extraction were excluded, VR experience was associated with reduced pain on the visual analog score of pain (3,26 vs 4,33 cm, P=0,023). CONCLUSIONS: the use of VR as a distraction therapy while performing outpatient cystoscopies is safe, has no side effects, is associated with less pain and discomfort, and reduces length of procedure. Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões 2022-05-05 /pmc/articles/PMC10578813/ /pubmed/35584530 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0100-6991e-20223138-en Text en © 2022 Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License |
spellingShingle | Original Article GOERGEN, DIEGO INÁCIO FREITAS, DANIEL MELECCHI DE OLIVEIRA Virtual Reality as a distraction therapy during cystoscopy: a clinical trial |
title | Virtual Reality as a distraction therapy during cystoscopy: a clinical trial |
title_full | Virtual Reality as a distraction therapy during cystoscopy: a clinical trial |
title_fullStr | Virtual Reality as a distraction therapy during cystoscopy: a clinical trial |
title_full_unstemmed | Virtual Reality as a distraction therapy during cystoscopy: a clinical trial |
title_short | Virtual Reality as a distraction therapy during cystoscopy: a clinical trial |
title_sort | virtual reality as a distraction therapy during cystoscopy: a clinical trial |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10578813/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35584530 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0100-6991e-20223138-en |
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