Virtual reality for management of pain in hospitalized patients: A randomized comparative effectiveness trial

Brennan Spiegel, Garth Fuller, Mayra Lopez, Taylor Dupuy, Benjamin Noah, Amber Howard, Michael Albert, Vartan Tashjian, Richard Lam, Joseph Ahn, Francis Dailey, Bradley T Rosen, Mark Vrahas, Milton Little, John Garlich, Eldin Dzubur, Waguih IsHak and Itai Danovitch

PLOS ONE, 2019, vol. 14, issue 8, 1-15

Abstract: Objectives: Therapeutic virtual reality (VR) has emerged as an effective, drug-free tool for pain management, but there is a lack of randomized, controlled data evaluating its effectiveness in hospitalized patients. We sought to measure the impact of on-demand VR versus “health and wellness” television programming for pain in hospitalized patients. Methods: We performed a prospective, randomized, comparative effectiveness trial in hospitalized patients with an average pain score of ≥3 out of 10 points. Patients in the experimental group received a library of 21 VR experiences administered using the Samsung Gear Oculus headset; control patients viewed specialized television programming to promote health and wellness. Clinical staff followed usual care; study interventions were not protocolized. The primary outcome was patient-reported pain using a numeric rating scale, as recorded by nursing staff during usual care. Pre- and post-intervention pain scores were compared immediately after initial treatment and after 48- and 72-hours. Results: There were 120 subjects (61 VR; 59 control). The mean within-subject difference in immediate pre- and post-intervention pain scores was larger in the VR group (-1.72 points; SD 3.56) than in the control group (-0.46 points; SD 3.01); this difference was significant in favor of VR (P

Date: 2019
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