Current Studies

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

Girl using virtual reality headsetHow 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.