The Effect of Virtual Reality Glasses on Labor Pain

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Labor Pain; Anxiety
• Interventions: Device: three-dimensional glasses(manufactor Vuzix,wrap 920); Other: usual care

• Registration Number: NCT01687933
• Lead Sponsor: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

There are different medicinal and non medicinal methods to control labor pain. Today, much attention has been on non medicinal methods because of limitations and complications of medical procedures. Virtual reality is a new and promising method of diversion of mind that may have an impact on labor pain. This study was conducted to determine the effect of virtual reality on the first stage of labor pain.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-02
• Primary Completion: 2012-07
• Status Verified: 2012-08
• Study Completion: 2012-08
• Study First Submitted: 2012-08-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-09-15
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-09-15
• Study First Posted: 2012-09-19
• Last Update Posted: 2012-09-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Iranian
• low risk pregnancy
• primipara

Exclusion Criteria

• vision or ear disorders
• History of motion sickness or headaches
• psychological disease or Addiction

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
three-dimensional glasses (Virtual Reality glasses)	three-dimensional glasses(manufactor Vuzix,wrap 920)	Women in case group used the glasses for 30 minutes
usual care	usual care	Women in control group did not use the glasses.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
pain and anxiety	up to 8 months