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Virtual reality use in pediatric patients for orthopedic clinical procedures: A randomized prospective trial of efficacy.
Desai, Bhumit; Newcomb, Nicholas; Plost, Brielle; Waldron, Sean; Sarkar, Korak; Haber, Lawrence.
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  • Desai B; Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, USA.
  • Newcomb N; University of Queensland, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA, USA.
  • Plost B; Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, USA.
  • Waldron S; Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, USA.
  • Sarkar K; Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, USA.
  • Haber L; Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, USA.
J Child Orthop ; 18(4): 414-420, 2024 Aug.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39100983
ABSTRACT

Background:

Distraction therapy use such as virtual reality is novel in the pediatric orthopedic field. In this study, we use subjective and objective metrics to evaluate virtual reality efficacy to reduce anxiety and pain in a pediatric orthopedic cohort.

Methods:

A prospective randomized controlled trial included patients between age 5 and 17 years, presenting to a tertiary care pediatric orthopedic clinic. Parallel groups underwent orthopedic procedures in clinic, utilizing immersive and interactive virtual reality distraction therapies versus standard of care. Procedures included cast application, cast removal, bone pin removal, and fracture reduction. All preprocedure parameters were similar between the groups. Primary outcome was the difference between maximum procedural heart rate and baseline. Secondary outcomes included Wong Baker FACES Rating Scale (Wong & Baker, 1988, Oklahoma, USA) for pain and Visual Analog Scale scores for anxiety.

Results:

Ninety-five patients (66 M, 29 F) underwent 59 cast removals, 26 cast applications, 7 percutaneous pin removals, and 3 fracture reductions. Average patient age in the virtual reality and control cohorts was 10.1 (5-17) and 10.6 (5-17), respectively. Average change in maximum heart rate in the virtual reality and control groups was 10.6 ± 10.1 versus 18.4 ± 11.0 (p = 0.00048). The virtual reality group demonstrated trends toward lower perceived anxiety (1.7 ± 2.8 versus 2.9 ± 3.6, p = 0.0666) when compared to controls.

Conclusions:

This level 1 study is the first to utilize objective biometric measurements to evaluate use of interactive virtual reality during multiple types of pediatric orthopedic procedures in the clinical setting. The findings suggest that an interactive and immersive virtual reality experience can be effective in reducing pain and anxiety. Level of evidence Level 1, Randomized Controlled Trial.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: J Child Orthop Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: J Child Orthop Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido