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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Application in Caesarean Section

Turkey (Türkiye)55 participantsStarted 2024-11-15

Plain-language summary

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of virtual reality intervention during cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia on labor pain, anxiety, satisfaction and hemodynamic parameters in primiparous pregnant women. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Is there a significant difference between the mean intraoperative pain scores of the pregnant women in the intervention group and those in the control group? 2. Is there a significant difference between the mean intraoperative anxiety scores of the pregnant women in the intervention group and those in the control group? 3. Is there a significant difference between the mean birth satisfaction scores of the pregnant women in the intervention group and those in the control group? 4. Is there a significant difference between the vital signs of pregnant women in the intervention group and those in the control group? 5. Is there a significant difference between the mean apgar scores of the pregnant women in the intervention group and those in the control group?

Who can participate

Age range19 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * 19 years of age and older, * Turkish speaking, * At least primary school graduate, * Between 37th and 42nd weeks of pregnancy, primiparous and with a single fetus, * No diagnosed psychiatric problem (anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, etc.), * No epilepsy diagnosis, * No hearing, vision or communication impairment, * Spinal anesthesia planned, * Pregnant women who volunteered to participate in the study were included. Exclusion Criteria: * Incomplete data collection forms, * Participant's refusal to participate in the study at any stage, * Use of general anesthesia/sedation during the cesarean section process, * Only for pregnant women in the intervention group; not fully participating in the virtual reality glasses training, not using the virtual reality glasses for the desired duration, or having side effects of the virtual reality glasses (dizziness, headache, sweating, nausea, vomiting or eye strain) are the exclusion criteria from the study.

What they're measuring

State-Trait Anxiety Inventory

Timeframe: Birth anxiety was assessed at two different times. The first; 6-12 hours before cesarean delivery, and the second; was during the cesarean section, between 6-15th minutes.

Maternal Satisfaction Evaluation Scale (Cesarean Section)

Timeframe: Between 0-25th minutes of cesarean delivery

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07080281

SponsorAnkara Yildirim Beyazıt University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-06-01

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