Effectiveness of Virtual Reality on Postoperative Pain, Disability and Range of Movement after Knee Replacement: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Postoperative pain after knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a reality that continues to be experienced today. Recently, virtual reality (VR) has demonstrated effectiveness in the management of pain. Our aim was to review the original controlled trials evaluating the effectiveness of VR for pain management a...

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Autores: Esteban-Sopeña, Jara, Beltran-Alacreu, Hector, Terradas-Monllor, Marc, Avendaño-Coy, Juan, García-Magro, Nuria
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Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Recursos:UVic-UCC
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Postoperatori
Artroplàstia total de genoll
Realitat virtual
Realitat augmentada
Metaanàlisi
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spelling Effectiveness of Virtual Reality on Postoperative Pain, Disability and Range of Movement after Knee Replacement: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisEsteban-Sopeña, JaraBeltran-Alacreu, HectorTerradas-Monllor, MarcAvendaño-Coy, JuanGarcía-Magro, NuriaDolorPostoperatoriArtroplàstia total de genollRealitat virtualRealitat augmentadaMetaanàlisiPostoperative pain after knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a reality that continues to be experienced today. Recently, virtual reality (VR) has demonstrated effectiveness in the management of pain. Our aim was to review the original controlled trials evaluating the effectiveness of VR for pain management and quality of life after TKA. Six databases were searched for articles published from inception to September 2023, following (PRISMA) guidelines. The methodological quality was assessed using the Risk of Bias tool for Randomized Trials (ROB2). Five RCTs were included in the systematic review, and four of them in the meta-analysis. The effectiveness of VR for short term pain relief was superior compared to the control (MD = −0.8 cm; CI 95%: −1.3 to −0.4; p < 0.001). VR showed a greater effect on the secondary outcomes of WOMAC (MD = −4.6 points; CI 95%: −6.5 to −2.6, p < 0.001) and the HSS scale (MD = 6.5 points; CI 95%: 0.04 to 13.0, p = 0.049). However, no differences were found in the effect on the ROM between groups (MD = 3.4 grades; CI 95%: −6.0 to 12.8, p = 0.48). Our findings suggest that the use of virtual reality during the postoperative period could be an effective non-pharmacological therapy in relieving acute pain, compared to a control intervention, with a very low degree of certainty according to the Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE). However, the low methodological quality of the articles limits our findings.MDPIUniversitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya. Facultat de Ciències de la Salut i el BenestarUniversitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya. Grup de Recerca Methodology, methods, models and outcomes of health and social sciences (M3O)Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya. Centre d'Estudis Sanitaris i Socials2025202520252024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/publishedVersionapplication/pdf17 p.application/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10854/8466https://doi.org/10.3390/life14030289reponame:RiUVic. Repositori institucional de la UVic-UCCinstname:UVic-UCCInglésAquest document està subjecte a aquesta llicència Creative Commonshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.cainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:dspace.uvic.cat:10854/84662026-06-07T19:15:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Effectiveness of Virtual Reality on Postoperative Pain, Disability and Range of Movement after Knee Replacement: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
title Effectiveness of Virtual Reality on Postoperative Pain, Disability and Range of Movement after Knee Replacement: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
spellingShingle Effectiveness of Virtual Reality on Postoperative Pain, Disability and Range of Movement after Knee Replacement: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Esteban-Sopeña, Jara
Dolor
Postoperatori
Artroplàstia total de genoll
Realitat virtual
Realitat augmentada
Metaanàlisi
title_short Effectiveness of Virtual Reality on Postoperative Pain, Disability and Range of Movement after Knee Replacement: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
title_full Effectiveness of Virtual Reality on Postoperative Pain, Disability and Range of Movement after Knee Replacement: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
title_fullStr Effectiveness of Virtual Reality on Postoperative Pain, Disability and Range of Movement after Knee Replacement: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Effectiveness of Virtual Reality on Postoperative Pain, Disability and Range of Movement after Knee Replacement: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
title_sort Effectiveness of Virtual Reality on Postoperative Pain, Disability and Range of Movement after Knee Replacement: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Esteban-Sopeña, Jara
Beltran-Alacreu, Hector
Terradas-Monllor, Marc
Avendaño-Coy, Juan
García-Magro, Nuria
author Esteban-Sopeña, Jara
author_facet Esteban-Sopeña, Jara
Beltran-Alacreu, Hector
Terradas-Monllor, Marc
Avendaño-Coy, Juan
García-Magro, Nuria
author_role author
author2 Beltran-Alacreu, Hector
Terradas-Monllor, Marc
Avendaño-Coy, Juan
García-Magro, Nuria
author2_role author
author
author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya. Facultat de Ciències de la Salut i el Benestar
Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya. Grup de Recerca Methodology, methods, models and outcomes of health and social sciences (M3O)
Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya. Centre d'Estudis Sanitaris i Socials
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Dolor
Postoperatori
Artroplàstia total de genoll
Realitat virtual
Realitat augmentada
Metaanàlisi
topic Dolor
Postoperatori
Artroplàstia total de genoll
Realitat virtual
Realitat augmentada
Metaanàlisi
description Postoperative pain after knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a reality that continues to be experienced today. Recently, virtual reality (VR) has demonstrated effectiveness in the management of pain. Our aim was to review the original controlled trials evaluating the effectiveness of VR for pain management and quality of life after TKA. Six databases were searched for articles published from inception to September 2023, following (PRISMA) guidelines. The methodological quality was assessed using the Risk of Bias tool for Randomized Trials (ROB2). Five RCTs were included in the systematic review, and four of them in the meta-analysis. The effectiveness of VR for short term pain relief was superior compared to the control (MD = −0.8 cm; CI 95%: −1.3 to −0.4; p < 0.001). VR showed a greater effect on the secondary outcomes of WOMAC (MD = −4.6 points; CI 95%: −6.5 to −2.6, p < 0.001) and the HSS scale (MD = 6.5 points; CI 95%: 0.04 to 13.0, p = 0.049). However, no differences were found in the effect on the ROM between groups (MD = 3.4 grades; CI 95%: −6.0 to 12.8, p = 0.48). Our findings suggest that the use of virtual reality during the postoperative period could be an effective non-pharmacological therapy in relieving acute pain, compared to a control intervention, with a very low degree of certainty according to the Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE). However, the low methodological quality of the articles limits our findings.
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