Investigating the Impact of augmented reality glasses on labor pain And Anxiety during the first stage of Labor in primiparous women

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20241106063622N1

Enrollment

Registered

2024-11-30

Start date

2024-12-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-01-08

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Conditions

Labor pain and anxiety.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Augmented reality glasses will be used for the intervention group. This device is a smart glasses that connects to a mobile phone or laptop and can create 360-degre

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Iranian primiparous women maternal age between18 to 40 years gestational age 37 to 41 weeks cephalic presentation estimated fetal weight between 2500 and 4000 grams based on sonography presence of three spontaneous contractions in ten minutes three to four centimeters of cervical dilatation normal pelvic examination amniotic sac intact single pregnancy acceptance of augmented reality glasses consent to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Presence of any medical and obstetrical diseases and problems Presence of depression according to the Beck questionnaire Vision and hearing problems History of severe headaches and dizziness History of migraines Mother's request for epidural anesthesia

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Labor pain score on the Visual analogue Scale pain tool. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and in cervical dilation of 4 to 5 and 7 to 8 centimeters, immediately before and after the intervention, and at the end of the study in the two intervention and control groups. Method of measurement: To measure pain, a visual analogue scale is used, which is a 100 mm long line with 90 degree angles at each end. Bipolar markers are placed at each end of the line. These end markers cover the full range of possible sensations in the phenomenon being measured. In the present study, the no pain marker will be used at the left end and the worst possible pain marker will be used at the right end.;Childbirth anxiety score on the Spielberg questionnaire. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and in cervical dilation of 4 to 5 and 7 to 8 centimeters, immediately before and after the intervention, and at the end of the study in the two intervention and control groups. Method of measurement: The Spielberg Anxiety Questionnaire will be used to measure the level of anxiety. This test consists of two separate sections, overt and covert anxiety, and in this study, its situational section (overt anxiety), which consists of 20 questions related to fleeting emotional feelings of the subject dependent on specific and fleeting circumstances, will be used. The items of the Spielberg test are assigned a weight between 1 and 4 based on the answers provided. A score of 4 indicates a high level of anxiety, which is how the ten items of the overt anxiety scale are scored. Other items that indicate a lack of anxiety and are given reverse weight when scoring include items: 1-2-5-8-10-11-15-16-19-20. In this test, the anxiety score that can be obtained is between 20 and 80 (39). Scores of 20-30 indicate very mild anxiety, scores of 31-42 indicate mild anxiety, scores of 43-53 indicate moderate anxiety, and scores of 54 and above indicate severe anxiety.	—

Measure

Time frame

Labor pain score on the Visual analogue Scale pain tool. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and in cervical dilation of 4 to 5 and 7 to 8 centimeters, immediately before and after the intervention, and at the end of the study in the two intervention and control groups. Method of measurement: To measure pain, a visual analogue scale is used, which is a 100 mm long line with 90 degree angles at each end. Bipolar markers are placed at each end of the line. These end markers cover the full range of possible sensations in the phenomenon being measured. In the present study, the no pain marker will be used at the left end and the worst possible pain marker will be used at the right end.;Childbirth anxiety score on the Spielberg questionnaire. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and in cervical dilation of 4 to 5 and 7 to 8 centimeters, immediately before and after the intervention, and at the end of the study in the two intervention and control groups. Method of measurement: The Spielberg Anxiety Questionnaire will be used to measure the level of anxiety. This test consists of two separate sections, overt and covert anxiety, and in this study, its situational section (overt anxiety), which consists of 20 questions related to fleeting emotional feelings of the subject dependent on specific and fleeting circumstances, will be used. The items of the Spielberg test are assigned a weight between 1 and 4 based on the answers provided. A score of 4 indicates a high level of anxiety, which is how the ten items of the overt anxiety scale are scored. Other items that indicate a lack of anxiety and are given reverse weight when scoring include items: 1-2-5-8-10-11-15-16-19-20. In this test, the anxiety score that can be obtained is between 20 and 80 (39). Scores of 20-30 indicate very mild anxiety, scores of 31-42 indicate mild anxiety, scores of 43-53 indicate moderate anxiety, and scores of 54 and above indicate severe anxiety.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSomayeh Makvandi

Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences

somayemakvandi@gmail.com+98 61 3311 0000

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026