Nature videos through VR goggles tested to calm C-Section recovery
NCT ID NCT06668428
First seen Sep 14, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are testing whether virtual reality glasses that show nature scenes with nature sounds can reduce pain and anxiety in women after a cesarean section. The trial enrolls 80 women who had spinal anesthesia and a healthy pregnancy, assigning half to use the VR glasses for about 20 minutes after their first walk and half to receive only routine hospital care. The team measures pain and anxiety with standard scales to see if the VR approach helps women relax and focus away from their surroundings.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- virtual reality glasses showing nature scenes with nature sounds
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give hospitals a drug-free way to help women feel calmer and more comfortable after a cesarean section.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small study in one hospital, so the results may not apply everywhere. Virtual reality does not replace pain medicine, and some women may find the glasses uncomfortable or not helpful.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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80 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Volunteering to participate in the study * Being over 18 years of ageBeing able to read and write in Turkish * Giving birth at term, having a single, live and healthy baby * The baby being with the mother * Having a healthy/risk-free pregnancy * Having had spinal anesthesia. Exclusion Criteria: * Having a diagnosed psychiatric disease, * Having a mental disability and communication problem, * Having a vision or hearing problem, * Developing complications during or after a cesarean section, * Having any obstacles to postpartum mobilization.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gynecology and Obstetrics Department affiliated to the Gynecology and Obstetrics Department of Samsun Education and Research Hospital
Samsun, 55, Turkey (Türkiye)
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