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Breastfeeding Education Prepared With Virtual Reality Technology

The Effect of Antenatal Breastfeeding Education Prepared With Virtual Reality Technology on Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy and Breastfeeding Success of Primiparous Mothers

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06229574
Enrollment
59
Registered
2024-01-29
Start date
2023-11-01
Completion date
2025-01-01
Last updated
2025-02-20

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Conditions

Breast Feeding

Keywords

Breast Milk, Breast-feeding, Breastfeeding Education, Virtual Reality

Brief summary

The breastfeeding software developed with the primiparous study was transferred to virtual reality glasses. This study will be applied to pregnant women and its effect on breastfeeding success and breastfeeding self-efficacy will be investigated.

Detailed description

The goal of this clinical trial is to To learn The Effect Of Pre-Natal Breastfeeding Education Prepared Wıth Virtual Reality Technology On The Breastfeeding Self-Efficiency And Breastfeeding Success Of Primiparous Mothers in The study will be delivered to 60 healthy primiparous pregnant women.The breastfeeding software developed with the primary study was transferred to virtual reality glasses. It will also be implemented in this study. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Prenatal breastfeeding education prepared with virtual reality technology positively affects the breastfeeding self-efficacy of primiparous mothers. * Prenatal breastfeeding education prepared with virtual reality technology positively affects the breastfeeding of primiparous mothers. Participants will Pregnant women in the intervention group will be given breastfeeding training prepared with virtual reality technology and will fill out questionnaires and scales will be filled in on the first and seventh days after birth. Questionnaires will be filled in by pregnant women in the control group, and the scales will be filled out only on the first and seventh days. Researchers will compare breastfeeding education given with virtual reality glasses with the control group to see whether it has an effect on breastfeeding success and breastfeeding self-efficacy.

Interventions

OTHERvirtual reality glasses

The breastfeeding software developed will be applied in this group.

Sponsors

TC Erciyes University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Masking description

The application was administered to the participants by the researcher, but postpartum breastfeeding success and breastfeeding self-efficacy were evaluated by an interviewer who was unaware of the participants' group.

Intervention model description

The research will be conducted as an experimental single-blind study with a randomized control group.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Between the ages of 18 and 35 * literate, * Pregnant women who are at 37 weeks of gestation and above, * Those with healthy pregnancies (singleton pregnancy, no systemic/chronic disease, etc.) -Primiparous pregnant women- * Vaginal birth planned, * planning to breastfeed, * Those who do not have any problems with their breasts that would make breastfeeding difficult (collapsed, missing tip, wound on the nipple, etc.), * Pregnant women who do not have vision, hearing or communication problems * Pregnant women who do not have any problems will be included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

* Occurrence of a situation that prevents sucking * Baby with congenital anomalies

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
breastfeeding success4-5 weekLACTH BREASTFEEDING ASSESSMENT SCALE This measurement tool consists of five evaluation criteria and is a combination of the first letters of the English equivalents of these criteria. Each item is evaluated between 0 and 2 points. The total score that can be obtained from the measurement tool is 10. The measurement tool has no cutoff point. It is understood that the higher the LATCH score, the higher the breastfeeding success.
breastfeeding self-efficacy4-5 weekbreastfeeding self-efficacy scale The Turkish validity and reliability of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale Short Form was conducted by Aluş Tokat and Okumuş in 2009 . This scale evaluates how competent mothers feel regarding breastfeeding. The scale consists of 14 items and includes a 5-point Likert-type evaluation consisting of the options: Not at all sure , Very not sure , Sometimes sure , Sure and Very sure . The lowest score that can be obtained from the entire scale is 14 and the highest score is 70. A high score from the scale indicates a high perception of breastfeeding self-efficacy.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026