Study on the Ability of Virtual Reality Glasses in Anxiety and Pain Reduction in 50 Women Undergoing Amniocentesis or Feticide

Shamir Medical Center (Assaf-Harofeh)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Foeticide; Anxiety Acute; Amniocentesis

Treatments: Device: virtual reality glasses

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04491149

#0182-19

Details and patient eligibility

About

Both amniocenteses and especially feticide are procedures that incorporate both anxiety and pain. As anxiety and pain can be reduced when using a distraction, The investigators speculate that the use of virtual reality glasses during these procedures will elevate both anxiety and pain.

The investigators will examine this hypothesis by comparing two groups of participants who undergo amniocentesis or feticide, one group will undergo the procedure while using virtual reality glasses and the other without the use of the glasses.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria: Pregnant women undergoing amniocentesis/foeticide who will sign an informed consent form

Exclusion Criteria:

• Women younger than 18 years
• Twin pregnancies
• Women with vertigo

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

women using virtual glass during amniocentesis/foeticide

Experimental group

Treatment:

Device: virtual reality glasses

women undergoing amniocentesis/foeticide

No Intervention group