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Effect of Virtual Reality for Pain Management During Intracervical Balloon Placement for Artificial Childbirth Induction
Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Summary
The labor induction concerns 22% of births in France. In the event of labor induction, in almost two thirds of cases, a cervical ripening method is used and the use of mechanical methods is observed for 8% of cervical ripening. Intra-cervical balloon placement is generally well tolerated but is frequently associated with pain and acute anxiety. There are few options for pain relief. Virtual reality, a relatively new intervention, has been studied as a distraction technique for pain relief, but never in the context of the induction of childbirth.
Official title: The Effect of Virtual Reality for Pain Management During Intracervical Balloon Placement for Labor Induction: a Randomized Controlled Trial (VIRTUALMAG)
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
60
Start Date
2022-02-01
Completion Date
2023-02-28
Last Updated
2026-06-30
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Virtual Reality Headset
The patient will benefit from the placement of Cook's balloon (standard care) with the placement of the virtual reality headset on the examination table with the launch of the software before the beginning of the procedure. The virtual reality helmet will be removed at the end of the procedure.
Locations (1)
CHU de Saint-Etienne
Saint-Etienne, France