The Effect of Virtual Reality Glasses Used Before Cesarean Section
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Virtual reality glasses.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Anxiety. Basic parameters: 18 years — 60 years · Female.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Next step
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Official title
The Effect of Virtual Reality Glasses Used Before Cesarean Section on Surgical Fear and Anxiety
Overview
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of Virtual Reality Glasses Used Before Cesarean Section on Surgical Fear and Anxiety
Detailed description
Hypotheses 01; there was no difference between the Surgical Fear and Anxiety score of the Virtual Reality Glasses group and the control group.
The study will be carried out in two different groups. The practice will start with meeting the women whom will go to cesarean section in the hospital. After the women are evaluated in terms of eligibility criteria for the research, the women who are eligible will be informed about the research and written informed consent will be obtained from the women who accept. The random distribution of women to the study groups will be carried out using the Block Randomization method. The following applications will be made to the groups.
Virtual Reality Glasses Group; the intervention will be given glasses before the surgery and will be shown a video (30 minutes) of the 9-month fetal development process. Among the women who were admitted for a planned caesarean section, those who met the criteria would first be given the Informed Consent Form and a data collection form including sociodemographic characteristics, surgical fear scale, Spielberg State-Trait Anxiety Scale, and then randomization would be applied.
control group; the first surgical fear scale, anxiety scores will be recorded. After cesarean section anxiety scores will be recorded.
Interventions
- Other Virtual reality glasses
control group
Primary outcome measures
- Spielberger State Anxiety Scale [Time frame: 30 minutes]
- Surgical Fear Scale (SFS): [Time frame: 30 minutes]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Will undergo a cesarean section for the first time,
- Are over the age of 18,
- Have no diagnosed mental illness,
- Have no diagnosed physical illness in themselves or their baby,
- Volunteer to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
- Have previously undergone a cesarean section,
- Are under the age of 18,
- Have a diagnosed mental illness,
- Have a diagnosed physical illness in themselves or their baby, Do not volunteer to participate in the study. -
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
Study locations
Turkey (Türkiye) · 1 center
- Ondokuz Mayis University — Samsun
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06680141 · 2022/260