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

THE EFFECT OF VIRTUAL REALITY APPLICATION ON PAIN, ANXIETY, AND COMFORT DURING CURETTAGE/DILATATION: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

Status
Enrolling by invitation
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06403579
Enrollment
80
Registered
2024-05-08
Start date
2024-05-01
Completion date
2025-05-01
Last updated
2024-05-08

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Conditions

Bleeding;Post D&C, PAIN, ANXIETY, AND COMFORT

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.

Interventions

DEVICEvirtula reality goggles

no intervention

Sponsors

Cukurova University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
15 Years to 49 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

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.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
virtual reality applicationat 1 hour after curettagevirtual reality application reduces women's pain scores 0-5 points
virtual reality application virtual reality applicationat 1 hour after curettagevirtual reality application reduces women's anxiety scores 24-144 points

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

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