TABLE 1.

Descriptive statistics.

		Mean pressure in Newtons	N	Std. deviation	Std. error mean
Pair 1	No distraction pressure	21.94	16	7.51	1.88
	VR pressure	33.11	16	8.85	2.21
Pair 2	No distraction pressure	21.94	16	7.52	1.88
	Color naming task pressure	25.37	16	6.77	1.69
Pair 3	Color naming task pressure	25.37	16	6.77	1.69
	VR pressure	33.11	16	8.85	2.21

For the subset of children aged 2–5, VR significantly reduced pain (i.e., increased the amount of pressure needed before the healthy participants first noticed pain).