Investigating the effect of virtual reality on pain during a procedure of manually rotating a baby into the head down position during pregnancy.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pregnancy - antenatal; Pain; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Antenatal care; Anaesthesiology - Pain management

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618001004257
• Lead Sponsor: Monash University Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-06-14
• Study Completion: 2019-03-02
• Last Update Posted: 3 March 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 54

Inclusion Criteria

* Patient must have a singleton pregnancy.
* Patient must have a breech pregnancy that has been confirmed by ultrasound prior to the procedure.
* Patient must have consented to an external cephalic version.

Exclusion Criteria

* Women below 18 years of age.
* Patients with a prior history of sensitivity to virtual reality technology, motion sickness, vertigo, seizures, epilepsy, active nausea, and vomiting.
* History of prior uterine surgery, uterine abnormalities, multiple pregnancy, contraindications to vaginal delivery, maternal cardiovascular disease, severe hypertension, ASA greater than 2 (suffer a severe medical disease”, at minimum), pre-labour rupture of membranes, placental abruption, fetal anomaly, and intra-uterine fetal death.
* Patients with an intellectual or mental impairment.
* People in existing dependent or unequal relationships with any member of the research team, the researcher(s) and/or the person undertaking the recruitment/consent process.
* People highly dependent on medical care.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain scores assessed using a questionnaire designed specifically for the study.[Data is collected immediately at the end of each procedure.]