Military medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Treatment efficacy of virtual reality distraction in the reduction of pain and anxiety during cystoscopy.
Assessment of virtual reality (VR) distraction for alleviating pain and anxiety during flexible cystoscopy. Cystoscopy is a common ambulatory procedure performed in Urology and can be associated with moderate pain and anxiety. Sophisticated distraction techniques are not used with cystoscopy and VR has not been studied for this procedure. We designed a prospective, randomized, controlled trial assessing the efficacy of VR for alleviating pain and anxiety during flexible cystoscopy. ⋯ We concluded no benefit to VR distraction mitigating pain in male patients during cystoscopy.