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Virtual reality goggles ease pain of back injections, study finds

NCT ID NCT05505968

Symptom relief Sponsor: CHU de Reims Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether wearing a virtual reality headset during an epidural injection for lower back and leg pain can lower pain and anxiety. 116 adults received the injection either with or without the headset. The goal was to see if the immersive experience makes the procedure more comfortable without medication.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

116 people

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Started

Aug 2022

Finished

Jan 2024

Lead sponsor

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Ages

18 to 90 years

Sex

Anyone

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patient aged 18-90 years, * Diagnosed with lomboradiculalgia requiring two epidural injection through the sacrococcygeal hiatus, * Hospitalized in the Rheumatology Department of the University Hospital of Reims, * Speak French language. * Affiliated or beneficiary of a social security scheme * Having given their written agreement to participate in the study (signature of the consent form) Exclusion Criteria: * Profound or total deafness, * Visually impaired, * Presence of contraindication to injection, * Inability to answer the questionnaire due to severe cognitive impairment, * Injection with and without virtual reality headset not performed by the same person, * Vestibular pathologies, * Epilepsy, * Claustrophobia, * Use of nitrous oxide for injection. * Premedication for infiltration (analgesic, anxiolytic) * Patients under guardianship, curatorship, safeguard of justice * Pregnant women * Psychotic disorders

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Lumbar radicular pain

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Chu Reims

    Reims, 51092, France