Virtual reality offers new moms Drug-Free pain relief after C-Section
NCT ID NCT06853821
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether comfort-focused care and virtual reality glasses can help reduce pain and improve comfort for first-time mothers after a cesarean birth. 105 women who gave birth with epidural anesthesia were included. Researchers measured pain and comfort using standard scales. The goal is to find simple, non-drug ways to support recovery after childbirth.
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 and comfort theory-based care
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this approach could offer a drug-free way to reduce pain and increase comfort for women after cesarean delivery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with 105 participants, so results may not apply to all mothers. The interventions are supportive, not curative, and effects may be modest.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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105 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- 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
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 35 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Volunteering to participate in research * Having given birth with epidural anesthesia * Being between the ages of 18-35 * Having given birth within 37-41 weeks of pregnancy * Having a primiparous cesarean birth Exclusion Criteria: * Having a normal birth * Having given birth with general anesthesia * Having a disability that limits vision, hearing or communication * Having a systemic disease, hypertension, preeclampsia or uterine atony and risk of bleeding
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kocaeli State Hospital
Kocaeli, 41100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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