A Virtual Reality System for Pain and Anxiety Management During Outpatient Hysteroscopy

A Virtual Reality System for Pain and Anxiety Management During Outpatient Hysteroscopy

To evaluate the effectiveness of VR as a distraction technique in the management of acute pain and anxiety during operative hysteroscopy in the outpatient setting.

A prospective, open-label, randomized control trial in a tertiary university-affiliated medical center between April to August 2020. Overall, 100 women will be randomly allocated to undergo operative hysteroscopy either with the use of VR (study group) or with standard treatment (control group). The primary outcome measures includ self-reported pain, anxiety scores, and vital parameters as pulse rate (PR) and respiratory rate (RR). Pain and anxiety outcomes were measured as numeric rating scores.

Inclusion Criteria:

• . Women with suspected infection
• women considered not suitable to undergo an office hysteroscopy
• women who reported the use of analgesia 6 hours prior to the procedure.

Exclusion Criteria:

• patient needed office hysteroscopy