The Effect of Virtual Reality Glasses on Anxiety Level and Breast Milk Amount

NCT06153628 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: Mersin Üniversitesi
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Pain, anxiety, nausea, vomiting, etc. In coping with symptoms, virtual reality glasses are recommended as a distraction application. The study was planned to examine the effect of virtual reality glasses applied to mothers whose babies were in the neonatal intensive care unit, on the level of anxiety and the amount of breast milk.

Conditions

Anxiety; Amount of Breast Milk

Keywords

Anxiety; Breast milk; Breastfeeding; Premature; Virtual reality glasses

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• State-Anxiety Inventory

  In the Likert-type scale consisting of 20 items, the items are numbered from 1 to 4 (1 means "not at all" and 4 means "completely").The scores obtained from the scale vary between 20 and 80 and there are direct (straight) and reversed expressions in the scale.

  Up to 3 Months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Breast Milk Quantity Monitoring Form

  Up to 3 Months

Study Arms (1)

Virtual reality glasses

EXPERIMENTAL

First of all, the "State Anxiety Inventory" will be applied to all women (60 women).Then, milk will be expressed from both breasts once a day (10:00) for the first 3 days and the amount of milk expressed will be recorded in the "Breast Milk Amount Tracking Form". After the first 3 days, all women will be relaxed by watching virtual reality glasses (10 minutes) once a day (10:00 in the morning) for 3 days, and the "State Anxiety Inventory" will be applied at the end of the video. Then, milk will be expressed from both breasts and recorded in the "Breast Milk Amount Tracking Form".

Other: Virtual reality glasses

Interventions

Virtual reality glasses OTHER

Videos consisting of nature and undersea images will be played through virtual reality glasses, which the woman wants to watch and can change whenever she wants.

Virtual reality glasses

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 45 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: Since the study was about breastfeeding, only women were included.
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Are between the ages of 18-45,
• Those who gave birth at a gestational age of 30 weeks or more,
• whose baby is still in intensive care,
• whose baby has started breastfeeding,
• Giving breast milk to her baby by expressing,
• Not using any medication that will affect milk supply,
• Not diagnosed with a psychiatric disease that will affect breastfeeding in the postpartum period,
• Those who have not had any breast-related surgery before,
• Understands Turkish and can communicate,
• Mothers who sign the Informed Volunteer Consent Form will be included in the research.

You may not qualify if:

• Those who are younger than 18 years of age or older than 45 years of age,
• The gestational age is less than 30 weeks,
• whose baby was discharged from intensive care,
• whose baby has not started breastfeeding,
• Those who do not express breast milk to their babies,
• Using medication that will affect milk supply,
• Diagnosed with a psychiatric disease that will affect breastfeeding in the postpartum period,
• Have had any breast-related surgery before,
• Cannot communicate in Turkish,
• Mothers who do not sign the Informed Volunteer Consent Form will not be included in the research.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Mersin University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Mersin University

Mersin, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Kent JC, Geddes DT, Hepworth AR, Hartmann PE. Effect of warm breastshields on breast milk pumping. J Hum Lact. 2011 Nov;27(4):331-8. doi: 10.1177/0890334411418628.

  PMID: 22048756 BACKGROUND

• Hill PD, Aldag JC, Chatterton RT. Effects of pumping style on milk production in mothers of non-nursing preterm infants. J Hum Lact. 1999 Sep;15(3):209-16. doi: 10.1177/089033449901500310.

  PMID: 10578798 BACKGROUND

Related Links

• World Health Organization Report of the Expert Consultation on the Optimal Duration of Exclusive Breastfeeding. Geneva, World Health Organization 2001,
• Gartner LM, Morton J, Lawrence RA, Naylor AJ, O'Hare D, Schanler RJ et al. American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Breastfeeding. Breastfeeding and the use of human milk. Pediatrics 2005; 115: 496-506
• American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) (2007). Breastfeeding (policy statement). In. Appendix 2: Additional Breastfeeding Considerations 2010; 13-14
• World Health Organization. The Global Action Report on Preterm Birth, 2012; 1-126

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders; Breast Feeding; Premature Birth

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders; Feeding Behavior; Behavior; Obstetric Labor, Premature; Obstetric Labor Complications; Pregnancy Complications; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Dr.Lecturer

Model Details: Single-subject quasi-experimental research

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 8, 2023
• First Posted: December 1, 2023
• Study Start: November 2, 2023
• Primary Completion: April 10, 2024
• Study Completion: June 15, 2024
• Last Updated: May 11, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)