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Games and Gamification for Health (1014) Extended Reality, Virtual Reality and Virtual Worlds (1140) Pain in Children and Adolescents (66) Digital Pain Assessment and Management (325) Postoperative Pain Management (51)

Published on in Vol 28 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/94604, first published .
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Feasibility and Acceptability of Perioperative Application of Biofeedback-Based Virtual Reality vs Control for Pain and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents Undergoing Surgery: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Feasibility and Acceptability of Perioperative Application of Biofeedback-Based Virtual Reality vs Control for Pain and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents Undergoing Surgery: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors of this article:

Anna M Lin1 Author Orcid Image ;   Brenna Rachwal1 Author Orcid Image ;   Lindsey Asti1 Author Orcid Image ;   Zandantsetseg Orgil2 Author Orcid Image ;   Isabela Santiago1 Author Orcid Image ;   Lili Ding3 Author Orcid Image ;   Susmita Kashikar-Zuck4 Author Orcid Image ;   Christopher D King4 Author Orcid Image ;   Sara E Williams5 Author Orcid Image ;   William R Black2 Author Orcid Image ;   Peter C Minneci1 Author Orcid Image ;   Vanessa A Olbrecht6 Author Orcid Image
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Anna M Lin   1 , MD ;   Brenna Rachwal   1 , MPH ;   Lindsey Asti   1 , PhD ;   Zandantsetseg Orgil   2 , BS ;   Isabela Santiago   1 , BS ;   Lili Ding   3 , PhD ;   Susmita Kashikar-Zuck   4 , PhD ;   Christopher D King   4 , PhD ;   Sara E Williams   5 , PhD ;   William R Black   2 , PhD ;   Peter C Minneci   1 , MD ;   Vanessa A Olbrecht   6 , MD, MBA

1 Department of Surgery, Nemours Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Center, Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware, Wilmington, DE, United States

2 Center for Biobehavioral Health, Abigail Wexner Research Institute, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, United States

3 Department of Pediatrics, Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States

4 Department of Pediatrics, Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States

5 Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Stanford Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States

6 Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware, Wilmington, DE, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Vanessa A Olbrecht, MD, MBA
  • Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware
  • 1600 Rockland Road
  • Wilmington, DE 19803
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 3026680198
  • Email: vanessa.olbrecht@nemours.org