European journal of pain : EJP
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Randomized Controlled Trial
A Virtual Reality System for Pain and Anxiety Management during Outpatient Hysteroscopy- A Randomized-Control Trial.
Visual and acoustic virtual reality (VR) has been increasingly explored as a non-pharmacological tool for pain relief in clinical settings. ⋯ The use of a Virtual reality system was found ineffective in reducing pain during and after an office operative hysteroscopy without anaesthesia, in a thorough examination of both continuous physiological parameters and women's self-reported measures.