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The Effect of vırtual realıty on paın and Sleep qualıty ın Women
Sponsor: Hasan Kalyoncu University
Summary
The aim of this study is to determine whether a video viewed through virtual reality goggles accompanied by music has an effect on pain and sleep quality in women with dysmenorrhea. The main questions it seeks to answer are as follows: * Does watching a video through virtual reality goggles accompanied by music reduce pain in women with dysmenorrhea? * Does watching a video through virtual reality goggles accompanied by music improve sleep quality in women with dysmenorrhea? The study will compare a group that uses music from the virtual reality video with another group to determine whether the virtual reality application has an effect on pain and sleep quality. Participants will do the following: For 3 days, use the virtual reality or music application every evening before going to bed after completing the VAS. The next day, after waking up, complete the VAS and the sleep quality scale and record the results.
Official title: The Effect of vıdeo Watched wıth musıc Through vırtual realıty Glasses and musıc lıstenıng Alone on paın and Sleep qualıty ın Women wıth Dysmenorrhea
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
15 Years - 49 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
77
Start Date
2023-01-05
Completion Date
2023-09-24
Last Updated
2026-06-08
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
experiment
Group shown a video using a virtual reality headset: A video containing images of nature and waterfalls is downloaded to a phone and provided to the participant ready to use inside a virtual reality headset; the procedure is carried out as described below. For three consecutive days, each day: * After menstruation begins, apply the VAS pain scale before going to bed in the evening * In the evening, in a dark and quiet environment, watch the 30-minute virtual reality video as instructed by the researcher until falling asleep * The following morning, apply the VAS pain scale and RCUÖ and inform the researcher. After the study was completed, the equipment returned to the researcher was calibrated and cleaned as necessary by the researcher and prepared for use with another patient.
Control
Unlike the intervention group, the women in the control group were given an MP3 player by the researcher, instructed on how to use it, and had the music used in the virtual reality video loaded onto it for them to listen to. For three consecutive days, each day: * Apply the VAS pain scale in the evening before going to bed after menstruation has occurred * Listen to the 30-minute music in a dark and quiet environment in the evening, as instructed by the researcher * Apply the VAS pain scale and RCUÖ the following morning and inform the researcher. After the study was completed, the equipment returned to the researcher was calibrated and cleaned as necessary by the researcher and prepared for use with another patient.
Locations (1)
Baykan State Hospital
Siirt, Baykan, Turkey (Türkiye)