C-Section recovery gets a High-Tech boost: music, breathing, and VR put to the test
NCT ID NCT07551401
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares three non-drug approaches—music therapy, breathing exercises, and virtual reality—against standard care for women recovering from cesarean section. Researchers will measure pain, gastrointestinal symptoms, and overall recovery quality in 192 participants. The goal is to find safe, effective ways to improve comfort and speed recovery without medication.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- Music therapy, breathing exercises, virtual reality
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide simple, drug-free options to help women recover more comfortably after cesarean section.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with no blinding, so results may be influenced by placebo effects or participant expectations.
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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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About 192 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Women aged 18 years and older * Able to speak and understand Turkish * Gestational age between 37 and 42 weeks * Undergoing cesarean section under spinal anesthesia * Able to communicate and willing to participate * No major intraoperative or early postoperative complications (within 0-12 hours), such as severe hemorrhage (\>1000 mL), anesthesia-related cardiorespiratory complications, major surgical complications, wound dehiscence, sepsis, or need for intensive care * No visual or hearing impairments * Having a live, healthy, singleton newborn Exclusion Criteria: * Passage of flatus before the intervention * Presence of any diagnosed medical condition during pregnancy * Development of maternal postpartum complications such as postpartum hemorrhage (\>1000 mL), infection, wound dehiscence, sepsis, thromboembolism, or need for intensive care * Presence of neonatal complications such as neonatal distress requiring intensive care, congenital anomalies, severe respiratory distress, infection, or perinatal mortality * History of chronic pain, gastrointestinal disease, or respiratory disease * Diagnosed and treated psychiatric disorders
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Konya City Hospital
Konya, 42020, Turkey (Türkiye)
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