Goldman’s Innovative Virtual Reality Pain LabCurrent Studies & Publications

Current Studies & Publications

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Current Studies

View a selection of our research studies and publications.

A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial of Virtual Reality vs. Standard-of-Care for Comfort During Laceration Repair

A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial of Virtual Reality vs. Standard-of-Care for Comfort During Intravenous Catheterization

A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial of Virtual Reality vs. Standard-of-Care for Comfort During Minor Plastic Surgery Procedures in Children

A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial of Virtual Reality vs. Standard-of-Care for Comfort Before and After Sedation in the Emergency Department

A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial of Virtual Reality vs. Standard-of-Care for Comfort During Immunizations in Children

How Young is Too Young for Virtual Reality? Determination of the Usability and Acceptability of Virtual Reality for Health Care Purposes Among children 2-6 Years of Age in the Emergency Department

Publications

Clerc, P. G. B., Arneja, J. S., Zwimpfer, C. M., Behboudi, A., Goldman, R. D. (2021) A Randomized Controlled Trial of Virtual Reality in Awake Minor Pediatric Plastic Surgery Procedures. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 10.1097/PRS.0000000000008196.

Goldman, R. D., Behboudi, A. (2021) Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Virtual Reality vs. Standard-of-Care During Pediatric Laceration Repair. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma 10.1007/s40653-021-00350-4.

Goldman, R. D., Behboudi, A. (2021) Virtual reality for intravenous placement in the emergency department-a randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Pediatrics 10.1007/s00431-020-03771-9.

Goldman, R. D. (2021) Technology in quest of the holy grail. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine 10.1007/s43678-020-00063-x.

Arane, K., Behboudi, A., Goldman, R. D. (2017) Virtual reality for pain and anxiety management in children. Canadian Family Physician 63:932-934.

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