NCT04491149

Study on the Ability of Virtual Reality Glasses in Anxiety and Pain Reduction in 50 Women Undergoing Amniocentesis or Feticide

The Ability of Virtual Reality in Anxiety and Pain Reduction in Women Undergoing Amniocentesis or Feticide

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center · Other Government
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Both amniocenteses and especially feticide are procedures that incorporate both anxiety and pain. As anxiety and pain can be reduced when using a distraction, The investigators speculate that the use of virtual reality glasses during these procedures will elevate both anxiety and pain. The investigators will examine this hypothesis by comparing two groups of participants who undergo amniocentesis or feticide, one group will undergo the procedure while using virtual reality glasses and the other without the use of the glasses.

Conditions

• Anxiety Acute
• Amniocentesis
• Foeticide

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	virtual reality glasses	In the intervention arm, women undergoing amniocentesis/foeticide will use virtual reality glasses during the procedure.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-09-01
• Primary completion: 2020-12-01
• Completion: 2021-03-01
• First posted: 2020-07-29
• Last updated: 2020-10-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel