VR goggles during birth may ward off baby blues
NCT ID NCT07300176
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether using virtual reality (VR) during a C-section can lower the chances of postpartum depression and anxiety. Researchers will compare 98 pregnant women who use VR during surgery to those who don't, measuring mood and brain chemicals linked to depression. The goal is to see if this simple, non-drug approach can improve mental health 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
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, drug-free way to lower the risk of postpartum depression and anxiety after C-sections.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early observational study, not a large trial. It cannot prove cause and effect, and results may not apply to all women.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 98 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
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.
Who is studied
The study population will consist of pregnant women scheduled for elective cesarean section under spinal anesthesia. Participants will be recruited from the obstetrics and gynecology department of the participating hospital. Eligible individuals must be between 18 and 45 years of age, carrying a singleton pregnancy, clinically stable for regional anesthesia and accepted for VR equipment usage during operation.
- Ages
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18 to 45 years
- 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: * Pregnant women scheduled for elective cesarean section * Age between 18 and 45 years * ASA physical status I-II * No contraindication to spinal anesthesia * Accepted for VR equipment usage during operation. * Signed written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Anticipated need for postoperative intensive care unit (ICU) admission * History of psychiatric or neurological disease * Visual or auditory impairment * Severe preeclampsia, eclampsia, or HELLP syndrome * Perinatal loss (postpartum neonatal death) * History of convulsions or epilepsy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Duzce University
Düzce, 81620, Turkey (Türkiye)
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