Immersive VR environments designed to help hospital patients feel calmer before and during medical procedures. In R&D with clinical partners - full specifications shared under NDA.
A 2024 meta-analysis in BMC Medicine covering 92 trials and 7,133 patients found VR reduced procedural pain with a standardized mean difference of -0.78 across settings.
Pediatric patients saw the largest benefit (SMD -0.91) versus adults (SMD -0.66) - VR distraction appears especially valuable for younger patients.
A 2025 systematic review in the European Journal of Pain concluded VR is safe and can reduce in-hospital anxiety and pain across procedure types.
*Figures are from independently published clinical research on VR for procedural pain and anxiety, not a Nplay-run study. Sources available on request.
An enclosed, comfortable space designed to help a patient settle before and during a procedure.
Immersive scenes built to hold attention gently and ease anxiety, rather than overstimulate.
Content variants under consideration for scans, infusions, blood draws and other common procedures.
Co-designed with medical partners so the experience fits real hospital workflows.
Simple, non-clinical comfort signals to help staff understand how a patient is doing.
A hygienic, low-footprint setup designed to fit into existing clinical spaces.
No. This is a concept and prototype from Nplay's R&D team, exploring how immersive environments can support patient comfort. It is not a certified medical device and is not intended to diagnose, treat or replace clinical care.
That is the goal we are designing toward. Published research on VR-based distraction during medical procedures has found it can reduce how much pain and anxiety patients report, and we are building on that evidence with clinical partners.
Full specifications are shared under NDA with hospital and healthcare partners. Contact Nplay to start a conversation.
Yes - it builds on the same VR/AR and immersive-environment expertise behind Nplay's VR training simulators and digital twin work, applied to a new setting: patient comfort.
We are looking for hospitals and clinical partners to help shape this concept.
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