THE EFFECT OF VIRTUAL REALITY APPLICATION ON PAIN, ANXIETY, AND COMFORT DURING CURETTAGE/DILATATION

Not Applicable

• Conditions: PAIN, ANXIETY, AND COMFORT; Bleeding;Post D&C
• Interventions: Device: virtula reality goggles

• Registration Number: NCT06403579
• Lead Sponsor: Cukurova University

Brief Summary

The problems experienced by women at the stage of deciding to have a miscarriage, during and after miscarriage differ and their anxiety levels vary. It was determined that women experienced fear, thinking that they would sin, guilt, regret and indecision at the stage of deciding to abort. methods are used to relieve the pain and anxiety caused by interventional procedures in patients in direct proportion to the development of technology. Virtual reality (VR), one of these methods, is an innovative, up-to-date and unique application, combining reality and imagination with fictional technology.There is no study in the literature on the application of SG during curettage/dilatation procedure. This study was conducted to determine the effect of SG application on pain anxiety and comfort during curettage/dilatation procedure.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-05
• Study Start: 2024-05-01
• Study First Submitted: 2024-05-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-05-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-05-03
• Study First Posted: 2024-05-08
• Last Update Posted: 2024-05-08
• Primary Completion: 2024-06-01
• Study Completion: 2025-05-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

• 15-49 years old,
• Termination ordered,
• Can speak and understand Turkish,

Exclusion Criteria

• • Cognitive, effective and without any problem preventing communication,
• No psychiatric problems,
• Diagnosed with epilepsy (due to the risk that SG glasses may trigger epileptic seizures),
• Women who volunteer to participate in the study will be recruited.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
control	virtula reality goggles	No Intervention: control group no intervention will be made
virtual reality application	virtula reality goggles	Experimental: virtual reality application virtual reality goggles will be implemented.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
virtual reality application	at 1 hour after curettage	virtual reality application reduces women's anxiety scores 20-39 points
virtual reality application virtual reality application	at 1 hour after curettage	virtual reality application reduces women's anxiety scores 24-144 points

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Seda Karaçay Yıkar; 🇹🇷 Adana, Sarıcam, Turkey