Virtual Reality Analgesia in Labor: The VRAIL Pilot Study-A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial Suggesting Benefit of Immersive Virtual Reality Analgesia in Unmedicated Laboring Women.
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Frey, DP; Bauer, ME; Bell, CL; Low, LK; Hassett, AL; Cassidy, RB; Boyer, KD; Sharar, SR
Published in: Anesth Analg
June 2019
This pilot study investigated the use of virtual reality (VR) in laboring women. Twenty-seven women were observed for equivalent time during unmedicated contractions in the first stage of labor both with and without VR (order balanced and randomized). Numeric rating scale scores were collected after both study conditions. Significant decreases in sensory pain -1.5 (95% CI, -0.8 to -2.2), affective pain -2.5 (95% CI, -1.6 to -3.3), cognitive pain -3.1 (95% CI, -2.4 to -3.8), and anxiety -1.5 (95% CI, -0.8 to -2.3) were observed during VR. Results suggest that VR is a potentially effective technique for improving pain and anxiety during labor.
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Anesth Analg
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1526-7598
Publication Date
June 2019
Volume
128
Issue
6
Start / End Page
e93 / e96
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Young Adult
- Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy
- Severity of Illness Index
- Prospective Studies
- Pregnancy
- Pilot Projects
- Pain Perception
- Pain Measurement
- Pain Management
- Pain
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Frey, D. P., Bauer, M. E., Bell, C. L., Low, L. K., Hassett, A. L., Cassidy, R. B., … Sharar, S. R. (2019). Virtual Reality Analgesia in Labor: The VRAIL Pilot Study-A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial Suggesting Benefit of Immersive Virtual Reality Analgesia in Unmedicated Laboring Women. Anesth Analg, 128(6), e93–e96. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000003649
Frey, David P., Melissa E. Bauer, Carrie L. Bell, Lisa Kane Low, Afton L. Hassett, Ruth B. Cassidy, Katherine D. Boyer, and Sam R. Sharar. “Virtual Reality Analgesia in Labor: The VRAIL Pilot Study-A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial Suggesting Benefit of Immersive Virtual Reality Analgesia in Unmedicated Laboring Women.” Anesth Analg 128, no. 6 (June 2019): e93–96. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000003649.
Frey DP, Bauer ME, Bell CL, Low LK, Hassett AL, Cassidy RB, et al. Virtual Reality Analgesia in Labor: The VRAIL Pilot Study-A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial Suggesting Benefit of Immersive Virtual Reality Analgesia in Unmedicated Laboring Women. Anesth Analg. 2019 Jun;128(6):e93–6.
Frey, David P., et al. “Virtual Reality Analgesia in Labor: The VRAIL Pilot Study-A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial Suggesting Benefit of Immersive Virtual Reality Analgesia in Unmedicated Laboring Women.” Anesth Analg, vol. 128, no. 6, June 2019, pp. e93–96. Pubmed, doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000003649.
Frey DP, Bauer ME, Bell CL, Low LK, Hassett AL, Cassidy RB, Boyer KD, Sharar SR. Virtual Reality Analgesia in Labor: The VRAIL Pilot Study-A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial Suggesting Benefit of Immersive Virtual Reality Analgesia in Unmedicated Laboring Women. Anesth Analg. 2019 Jun;128(6):e93–e96.
Published In
Anesth Analg
DOI
EISSN
1526-7598
Publication Date
June 2019
Volume
128
Issue
6
Start / End Page
e93 / e96
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Young Adult
- Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy
- Severity of Illness Index
- Prospective Studies
- Pregnancy
- Pilot Projects
- Pain Perception
- Pain Measurement
- Pain Management
- Pain