Virtual reality for improving pain and pain-related symptoms in patients with advanced stage colorectal cancer: A pilot trial to test feasibility and acceptability.

Sarah A KelleherHannah M FisherJoseph G WingerShannon N MillerGrace H AmadenTamara J SomersLuana CollocaHope E UronisFrancis J Keefe

Published in: Palliative & supportive care (2022)

This work supports the feasibility, acceptability, and safety of VR Blue for advanced colorectal cancer patients. Participants showed significant pre-post improvement in pain and pain-related symptoms hinting to the potential feasibility of VR interventions in this population. Larger, randomized trials with a control condition are needed to examine the efficacy of VR-based interventions for patients with advanced colorectal cancer and pain.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
virtual reality
pain management
neuropathic pain
spinal cord injury
sleep quality