Developing an Immersive Virtual Reality Platform

Официальное название

Developing an Immersive Virtual Reality Platform to Support Birth Preparedness and Mental Wellbeing in Pregnant Women

Обзор

This study is a two-stage, mixed-method, pre-test post-test design aimed at developing and testing an immersive VR intervention for new mothers. This research is 2-arm a 4-week prospective randomized clinical trial

Подробное описание

This is an intervention-based study. The first phase of the research will focus on developing the intervention, which will involve the creation of a virtual labyrinth. The concept of "Labyrinth of Birth," was popularized by Pam England. This approach uses the labyrinth as a metaphor to represent the emotional and psychological journey of labor and childbirth. In this model, the mother mentally "walks" through a labyrinth, symbolizing the unique challenges, introspections, and transformations of labor (England, 1998). In this study, the period from pregnancy to birth will be represented as a labyrinth walk with the education, self awarness and motivation content. The content will focus on how to best prepare the mothers during this journey. The content will be revised and finalized based on expert feedback panel, including academics with expertise in pregnancy, childbirth, mental health, VR, until it is deemed appropriate. Then the content will be transferred to a the VR environment. An expert team will be assembled to design the digital labyrinth, and it will be made accessible through VR HMDs. The second phase of the study will focus on testing the intervention.

Вмешательства

• Устройство Immersive Virtual Reality Platform to Support Birth Preparedness and Mental Wellbeing
  The VR-based intervention will be grounded in a childbirth education framework designed to enhance women's awareness of their attitudes toward childbirth, their readiness for the birthing process, and their expectations related to labor, delivery, and the postpartum period. The program aims to strengthen emotional insight and coping capacities by guiding participants to reflect on their feelings and thoughts throughout the childbirth journey. The intervention will integrate key components such a

Первичные конечные точки

• Childbirth Self-Efficacy Scale - Short Form [Срок оценки: 4 weeks]
• Childbirth Self-Efficacy Scale - Short Form [Срок оценки: From enrollment to the end of the intervention at 4 weeks]

Критерии участия

Критерии включения

• The pregnant women between the ages of 18-49
• Primiparous
• At least 20 weeks of gestation
• Single pregnancy
• Without any visual and hearing problems andcan communicate verbally are included to this study.

Критерии исключения

• Pregnant women with multiple pregnancies were multiparous
• Risky pregnancy, and did not accept participation in the study will excluded from the study.
• Individuals with a history of any psychiatric disorder (eg, mood disorder or anxiety disorder) will excluded from this study.

Критерии приведены из реестра в оригинале (на английском). Окончательную оценку соответствия проводит исследовательский центр.

Здоровые добровольцы: Да

Дизайн исследования

Распределение

Рандомизированное

Модель

Параллельные группы

Маскирование

Простое слепое

Основная цель

Поддерживающая терапия

Центры проведения

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Идентификаторы

NCT: NCT07161141 · 03072025

Первоисточники (государственные реестры)

• ClinicalTrials.gov (NIH, США)

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