NCT05492058

Brief Summary

The research was carried out to determine the effects of tactile stimulation, music listening and virtual reality video watched during the non-stress test on maternal anxiety level and fetal parameters.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
120

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 2022

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 5, 2022

Completed
2 days until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

July 7, 2022

Completed
3 days until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

July 10, 2022

Completed
12 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 22, 2022

Completed
17 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 8, 2022

Completed
Last Updated

August 8, 2022

Status Verified

August 1, 2022

Enrollment Period

2 days

First QC Date

July 22, 2022

Last Update Submit

August 4, 2022

Conditions

Keywords

nursingfetal healthwomenwomen health

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Fetal heart rate, fetal movement

    number

    20 minutes

  • Maternal anxiety

    STAI State Anxiety Inventory The emotions and behaviors expressed in the State Anxiety Inventory (STAI TX-I) items are answered by marking one of the options such as (1) never, (2) a little, (3) a lot, (4) completely, according to the severity of such experiences. The options in the Anxiety Scale are "almost never"(1), "sometimes"(2), "often"(3), "almost always"(4). Scoring ranges from 1 to 4. In the scale, there are direct or straight and reversed statements. Direct statements indicate negative emotions, reversed statements indicate positive emotions.

    20 minutes

Study Arms (4)

maternal touch

EXPERIMENTAL

maternal touch

Other: tactile stimulation groupOther: listen musicOther: virtual reality group

music group

EXPERIMENTAL

music group

Other: tactile stimulation groupOther: listen musicOther: virtual reality group

virtual reality group

EXPERIMENTAL

virtual reality group

Other: tactile stimulation groupOther: listen musicOther: virtual reality group

control

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

The tactile stimulation group will be asked to touch their own abdomen during the NST procedure.

Also known as: maternal touch
maternal touchmusic groupvirtual reality group

Pregnant women in the music group will listen to a song they want with headphones during the NST procedure.

Also known as: music group
maternal touchmusic groupvirtual reality group

Pregnant women in the virtual reality group will be shown a nature walk video with nature sounds (stream, bird, etc.) during the NST procedure.

maternal touchmusic groupvirtual reality group

Eligibility Criteria

Age19 Years - 45 Years
Sexfemale
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • \- Not having any risk factors (pre-eclampsia, IUGG, premature rupture of membranes, getational diabetes, etc.) during pregnancy
  • Absence of uterine contraction as a result of NST,
  • No cardiovascular disease diagnosed in the fetus,
  • Being in the 18-49 age group

You may not qualify if:

  • Any complications in pregnancy and fetus
  • Refusal to accept the final test

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Lokman hekim University

Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
OTHER
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Lokman Hekim University

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 22, 2022

First Posted

August 8, 2022

Study Start

July 5, 2022

Primary Completion

July 7, 2022

Study Completion

July 10, 2022

Last Updated

August 8, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-08

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations