Effects of Virtual Reality Distraction on Pain, Stress, and Heart Rate During Pediatric Ingrown Toenail Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
While both VR conditions reduced physiological arousal, particularly during anesthesia, focused VR conferred modest benefits in self-reported pain and stress. Findings underscore the need to study cognitive task demands in VR-based distraction and suggest feasibility in pediatric surgery under local anesthesia.
Authors
- Wilfried Krois (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6614-9703)
- Francesca Palmisani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0635-055X)
- J. R. Winder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6183-2220)
- Lisa Weiss
- Susanne Greber‐Platzer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3706-8370)
- Vito Giordano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2094-8523)
- Martin Metzelder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1951-7582)
- Andreas Goreis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8994-964X)
- Oswald D. Kothgassner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3243-0238)
- Anna Felnhofer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0081-7489)
- M. Wagner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0982-2310)
- Sara Marceta-Pavlovic
Institutions
- Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna (AT)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pediatric Surgery
- Published
- 2025-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162696
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 13.98