NCT07167030

Virtual Reality-Enabled Digital Storytelling

Evaluation of the Effects of Digital Storytelling Applied to Primiparous Pregnant Women With Virtual Reality Glasses on Prenatal Attachment, Fear of Childbirth, Perception of Childbirth Self-Efficacy, and Non-Stress Test Results

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 112 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Bozok University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Current scientific literature on VR details primarily focuses on fear and anxiety during childbirth. Variables such as attachment, fear, and self-efficacy are often considered independently. Therefore, in addition to interventions focused on the prenatal period, a need arose for holistic audiovisual and technologically supported intervention models that simultaneously address multidimensional aspects of life, such as prenatal attachment, fear of childbirth, and perception of childbirth self-efficacy.

Detailed description

This study is a randomized controlled trial conducted to evaluate the effects of digital storytelling applied to primiparous pregnant women via virtual reality glasses on prenatal attachment, fear of childbirth, perception of childbirth self-efficacy, and non-stress test results. The study will consist of two groups: an experimental and a control group. Participants in the experimental group will access a digital storytelling training program via virtual reality glasses and receive information and guidance on topics such as prenatal attachment, fear of childbirth, and perception of childbirth self-efficacy. Participants in the control group will receive standard care.

Conditions

• Primiparous Pregnant Women

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Virtual Reality Digital Storytelling	Participants in the intervention group will receive digital storytelling modules using virtual reality (VR) headsets once a week for four weeks, starting at 28 weeks of gestation. Each module will include three topics (2-10 minutes). After each topic, there will be a rest period followed by an interactive session. The final two modules will be administered during the NST recording, and mother and baby status will be monitored. Each module, including the interactive session, will last 45-50 minutes. Participants will receive an educational brochure after the module and will be reminded via WhatsApp.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-11-01
• Primary completion: 2026-11-30
• Completion: 2026-12-30
• First posted: 2025-09-11
• Last updated: 2025-09-16