Investigating the effect of virtual reality (VR) on pain management during labor

Not Applicable

Conditions: Pain management during labor.

Registration Number: IRCT20181224042099N1

Lead Sponsor: Tarbiat Modares University

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: Female

Target Recruitment: 48

Inclusion Criteria

The moder's nationality should be Iran and must be able to read and write.
The delivery type should be vaginal delivery.
Any woman giving birth for the first time at after 38 weeks
The mother does not have drug addiction.
The mother does not suffer from a known chronic disease such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and infectious diseases.
The mother does not have a bad memory of the simulated environment
The mother does not have a desire to a non-pharmacologic alternative for pain control
Low risk pregnancy without obstetric complications

Exclusion Criteria

Need to use other methods of analgesia (epidural analgesia or other opioids)
Younger than 18 or older than 45 years of age
Presence of fetal or placental anomaly
Any face/head/neck injuries that interfere with the use of Virtual Reality headset
Seizure history

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain. Timepoint: One time in the active phase of first stage of labor for the duration of one minute after 10 minutes of contractions, One time in the second stage of labor for the duration of one minute after 10 minutes of contractions. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale questionnaire.;Anxiety. Timepoint: One time in the active phase of first stage of labor for the duration of one minute after 10 minutes of contractions, One time in the second stage of labor for the duration of one minute after 10 minutes of contractions. Method of measurement: questionnaire.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ausea. Timepoint: One time in the active phase of first stage of labor for the duration of one minute after 10 minutes of contractions, One time in the second stage of labor for the duration of one minute after 10 minutes of contractions. Method of measurement: questionnaire.