Given the current lack of satisfactory options for the management of IUD insertion pain, could the virtual reality headset be an innovative and effective tool? The objective is to compare the pain experienced during IUD insertion between a group of women wearing a virtual reality helmet and a group not wearing one. Observational, prospective, randomized, open-label, monocentric study.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
100
Use of a virtual reality helmet during IUD insertion
CHU Rennes
Rennes, France
CHU Rennes
Rennes, France
NRS during IUD insertion
The assessment criterion used is the written self-report numerical scale (NRS) from 0 to 10 (0 = no pain, 10 = extremely painful)
Time frame: 20 minutes
Stress level difference with virtual reality
Difference of stress between experimental and control group using self-assessment anxiety scale specially designed for the study, where 0 = non stress and 10 = maximum of stress
Time frame: 20 minutes
Satisfaction level difference with virtual reality
Difference of satisfaction between experimental and control group using self-assessment anxiety scale specially designed for the study, where 0 = not satisfied at all and 10 = totally satisfied
Time frame: 20 minutes
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