Can a Virtual Reality Modality Substitute for Procedural Sedation and Improve Tolerance in Patients Receiving Epidural Steroid Injections for Pain? A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Brief description of study

This study examines the impact of virtual reality compared to sedation (midazolam and/or fentanyl) and no intervention on pain experienced from an epidural steroid injection (ESI). The intervention group (who receive virtual reality as a distraction modality) is compared to a sedation group and a control group.


Clinical Study Identifier: s22-00459
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04887285


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