Virtual Reality for Pain Control During US-guided Needle Procedures in Obstetric Patients: A Prospective Pilot Study
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Summary
This is a single-site randomized controlled pilot study at Mount Sinai Hospital evaluating the effect of virtual reality on procedural pain and anxiety in obstetric patients undergoing ultrasound-guided needle procedures. Patients will be randomized to receive either VR or standard care during the procedure and complete validated questionnaires assessing pain, anxiety, intervention acceptability, and satisfaction.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion criteria: * Age ≥18 * English-speaking * Undergoing ultrasound-guided needle procedure at Mount Sinai Exclusion criteria: * History of seizures * Severe motion sickness
Interventions
- DeviceVirtual Reality
Meta Quest 2 virtual reality headset. The VR experience includes an interactive, immersive environment with classical music and wrist-controlled movement to match floating visual cues to a beat. The experience is designed to be soothing and require minimal movement.
- ProcedureUltrasound
Ultrasound-guided (US-Guided) procedure
Location
- Mount Sinai Obstetrics and GynecologyNew York, New York