Using Virtual Reality (VR) Technology in Gynecological and Obstetrics Procedures

Assuta Ashdod Hospital270 enrolled

Overview

A randomized control trial will be conducted in Assuta Ashdod hospital, in the department of obstetrics and gynecology. Pregnant and non pregnant women, undergoing one of the procedures (external cephalic version,amniocentesis or hysteroscopy), will be approached. All willing patients meeting the criteria will sign an informed consent form will. After signing informed consent patients will be randomly allocated into three groups:1) control (no use of VR). 2) use of VR googles without positive psychology. 3) use of VR googles with positive psychology. Before and after the procedure each group will answer pain and anxiety questionnaires. In addition, following, following each procedure, salivary cortisol levels will be measured.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

270

Conditions

Virtual Reality Anxiety Pain

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 60 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * ECV- single tone, breech presentation,gestional age 35-40,unknown drug allergy * amniocintesis -single tone,gestional age 16-24 week, * hysteroscopy-women age 18-60 , diagnostic procedure, Exclusion Criteria: * ECV-previous cesarian section, contruction,low known plt count ,premature rupture of membrane * amniocintesis- Known fetal malformations, amnionitis * hysteroscopy-pregnancy, PID

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

stress cortisol saliva level

each arm after the procedure will be mesured stress cortisol level in saliva

Time frame: up to 5 minutes after the procedure

Secondary Outcomes

pain levels

each arm after the procedure will fill pain questioner. pain questioners using visual analog score. 0- to 10, while 0 is no pain at all, 10 is the worse pain ever felt.the patients will fill the questioner before and after the procedures.

Time frame: up to 5 minutes after

anxiety levels

each arm after the procedure will fill anxiety questioner. anxiety questioner using the short depression , anxiety and stress scale (DASS-21). the patients will fill the questioners before and after the procedures.