Virtual Reality-Enabled Digital Storytelling

Bozok University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Primiparous Pregnant Women

Treatments: Behavioral: Virtual Reality Digital Storytelling

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07167030

1231

Details and patient eligibility

About

Current scientific literature on VR details primarily focuses on fear and anxiety during childbirth. Variables such as attachment, fear, and self-efficacy are often considered independently. Therefore, in addition to interventions focused on the prenatal period, a need arose for holistic audiovisual and technologically supported intervention models that simultaneously address multidimensional aspects of life, such as prenatal attachment, fear of childbirth, and perception of childbirth self-efficacy.

Full description

This study is a randomized controlled trial conducted to evaluate the effects of digital storytelling applied to primiparous pregnant women via virtual reality glasses on prenatal attachment, fear of childbirth, perception of childbirth self-efficacy, and non-stress test results. The study will consist of two groups: an experimental and a control group. Participants in the experimental group will access a digital storytelling training program via virtual reality glasses and receive information and guidance on topics such as prenatal attachment, fear of childbirth, and perception of childbirth self-efficacy. Participants in the control group will receive standard care.

Enrollment: 112 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Primiparous women in their 28th week of pregnancy
• Between the ages of 18 and 40
• Experiencing a singleton pregnancy
• Applied to the Yozgat City Hospital Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic and agreed to participate in the study
• Have a primary school education and can understand Turkish
• Have no serious vision or balance problems that would prevent the use of VR glasses
• Have not experienced any risky pregnancy problems (premature membrane rupture, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, etc.)
• Have no identified fetal anomalies
• Have no psychiatric diagnosis

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnant women who cannot obtain a work permit and who do not agree to participate in the study will not be included in the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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112 participants in 2 patient groups

İntervention Arm

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in the intervention group will receive digital storytelling modules using virtual reality (VR) headsets once a week for four weeks, starting at 28 weeks of gestation. Each module will include three topics (2-10 minutes). After each topic, there will be a rest period followed by an interactive session. The final two modules will be administered during the NST recording, and mother and baby status will be monitored. Each module, including the interactive session, will last 45-50 minutes. Participants will receive an educational brochure after the module and will be reminded via WhatsApp. Posttests (at the end of 36 weeks of gestation): * Prenatal Attachment Inventory * Wijma Birth Expectations/Experiences Questionnaire Version A * Short Version of the Labor Self-Efficacy Scale * Satisfaction Level Information Form for the VR Headset Application * NST Follow-up Form * Video Immersion Scale

Treatment:

Behavioral: Virtual Reality Digital Storytelling

Control Arm

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in the control group will receive routine care. Posttests (at the end of 36 weeks of gestation): * Prenatal Attachment Inventory * Wijma Birth Expectations/Experiences Questionnaire Version A * Short Version of the Labor Self-Efficacy Scale * NST Follow-up Form