Evaluation of the Influence of the Virtual Reality Helmet on Pain During IUD Insertion

Evaluation of the Influence of the Virtual Reality Helmet on Pain During IUD Insertion : REAVIST

Given the current lack of satisfactory options for the management of IUD insertion pain, could the virtual reality headset be an innovative and effective tool? The objective is to compare the pain experienced during IUD insertion between a group of women wearing a virtual reality helmet and a group not wearing one.

Observational, prospective, randomized, open-label, monocentric study.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Female adult
• Who has benefited from contraceptive counseling
• The choice of an IUD (hormonal or copper)
• Having signed a written informed consent.
• Affiliation to a social security scheme.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pre-existing dizzying sensations
• Severe facial wounds
• History of epilepsy
• Persons of full age subject to legal protection (safeguard of justice, curatorship, guardianship), persons deprived of liberty.