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Effectiveness of a Virtual Reality Intervention on Pain, Anxiety, and Satisfaction in Laboring Women

ConditionsRelieve PainAnxietyChildbirth Experience
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18-50
SponsorWan-Lin Pan

About this trial

This study is designed to evaluate whether a virtual reality (VR) intervention can help reduce pain and anxiety and improve childbirth satisfaction among laboring women.

Eligible participants will be randomly assigned to either a VR intervention group or a control group receiving standard intrapartum care. Women in the VR group will use a virtual reality headset that provides immersive natural imagery and music during labor, while women in the control group will receive routine care without VR.

The study will compare levels of labor pain, anxiety, and childbirth satisfaction between the two groups to determine the effectiveness of the virtual reality intervention as supportive care during labor.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Pregnant.

Aged 18 years or older.

Pregnant for more than 37 weeks.

Single baby born in the cephalic presentation and willing to deliver naturally.

Disqualifiers

Virtual reality sickness.

Vision or hearing problems.

Withdrawal from the study.

Maternal or fetal condition requiring emergency cesarean section.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Virtual Reality

    Diagnostic test

    Virtual reality interventions offer a promising avenue for addressing the challenges faced by laboring women in Taiwan, particularly in the context of nursing shortages. By effectively reducing pain, anxiety, and improving childbirth satisfaction, these interventions present a cost-effective and easily implementable solution with multiple benefits.

Treatment groups

92 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Experimental: Virtual Reality InterventionExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Control: Standard Intrapartum CareNo intervention 0 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Labor pain intensity as measured by the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)

Labor pain intensity will be assessed using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), a 10-cm horizontal line ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst imaginable pain). Pain scores will be recorded at predefined time points during the active phase of labor. Mean VAS scores will be calculated and compared between groups.

Time frame
During the active phase of labor

Secondary outcomes

1

Maternal anxiety during labor as measured by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-S)

Maternal anxiety will be measured using the State subscale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-S). Scores range from 20 to 80, with higher scores indicating greater anxiety. Mean scores will be analysed at each assessment point.

Time frame
At baseline (admission for labor) and immediately after the intervention
2

Childbirth satisfaction as measured by the Childbirth Experience Questionnaire (CEQ)

Childbirth satisfaction will be assessed using the Childbirth Experience Questionnaire (CEQ). Total and domain scores will be calculated according to the scoring guidelines, with higher scores indicating greater satisfaction.

Time frame
Within 48 hours postpartum

Other outcomes

Locations

This trial has no locations.

Sponsors and contacts

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Wan-Lin Pan

Lead sponsor

National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

Sponsor institution

Saint Paul's Hospital, Congregation Of The Sisters Of Saint Paul De Chartres

Collaborator

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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