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Virtual reality may train midwives for rare but risky breech births
NCT ID NCT07732998
First seen Jul 29, 2026 · Last updated Jul 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether virtual reality (VR) simulation can boost midwifery students' knowledge and hands-on skills for managing breech births—a rare but high-risk situation. Fifty students who have completed their childbirth course will be randomly assigned to VR-based training or a standard slide-based lesson. Researchers will measure knowledge with a custom quiz and assess practical skills using a structured evaluation form.
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-based breech birth maneuver training
- What this could lead to
- If VR training proves more effective, it could offer a safe, repeatable way for midwifery students to practice high-risk breech birth maneuvers without relying on rare clinical cases.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with 50 students at one university. VR may not translate to real-world clinical competence, and results may not apply to other settings or student populations.
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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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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2027
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
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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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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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 the study, * Having completed and successfully passed the "Childbirth and Postpartum Care" course, * Having sufficient Turkish reading, writing, and speaking skills. Exclusion Criteria: * Being a first-, second-, or fourth-year midwifery student, * Having a current or previous diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder, * Having a diagnosis of vertigo or migraine, * Having visual or hearing impairments.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Istanbul Medipol University
Istanbul, 34810, Turkey (Türkiye)
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