VR Headset for Pain During Pregnancy Termination

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Pregnancy Termination

In brief

The goal of this randomized control study is to see if virtual reality headsets (VRHS) are useful in women undergoing surgical pregnancy termination. The main questions it aims to answer are: Do VRHS decrease the pain associated with surgical pregnancy termination Participants will wear the VRHS during the surgery and take a pain survey before and after the procedure. The pain assessment will be compared to placebo headset which will be randomly assigned.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06029582

Run by

St. Luke's Hospital, Pennsylvania

People needed

100

Starts

2023-06-20

Expected to finish

2024-07-07

Last updated by the study team

2023-09-08

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• all healthy patients undergoing a first or second trimester pregnancy termination

You may not qualify if…

• pregnancy patients requesting a termination under the age of 18

Where it is running

• Allentown Women Center — Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States (enrolling)

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