Breastfeeding Education Prepared With Virtual Reality Technology

NCT06229574 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: ErciyesU-SBF-IT-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 59
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The breastfeeding software developed with the primiparous study was transferred to virtual reality glasses. This study will be applied to pregnant women and its effect on breastfeeding success and breastfeeding self-efficacy will be investigated.

Conditions

Breast Feeding

Keywords

Breast Milk; Breast-feeding; Breastfeeding Education; Virtual Reality

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• breastfeeding success

  LACTH BREASTFEEDING ASSESSMENT SCALE This measurement tool consists of five evaluation criteria and is a combination of the first letters of the English equivalents of these criteria. Each item is evaluated between 0 and 2 points. The total score that can be obtained from the measurement tool is 10. The measurement tool has no cutoff point. It is understood that the higher the LATCH score, the higher the breastfeeding success.

  4-5 week

• breastfeeding self-efficacy

  breastfeeding self-efficacy scale The Turkish validity and reliability of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale Short Form was conducted by Aluş Tokat and Okumuş in 2009 . This scale evaluates how competent mothers feel regarding breastfeeding. The scale consists of 14 items and includes a 5-point Likert-type evaluation consisting of the options: Not at all sure , Very not sure , Sometimes sure , Sure and Very sure . The lowest score that can be obtained from the entire scale is 14 and the highest score is 70. A high score from the scale indicates a high perception of breastfeeding self-efficacy.

  4-5 week

Study Arms (2)

intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

The effect of breastfeeding education given with virtual reality glasses on breastfeeding success and breastfeeding self-efficacy will be evaluated. The education given during pregnancy will be evaluated on the first and seventh days after birth.

Other: virtual reality glasses

control group

NO INTERVENTION

Breastfeeding success and breastfeeding self-efficacy of women included in this group during pregnancy will be evaluated on the first and seventh days after birth.

Interventions

virtual reality glasses OTHER

The breastfeeding software developed will be applied in this group.

intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 35 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: Since it is a study on breastfeeding, it is a study specific to women.
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Between the ages of 18 and 35
• literate,
• Pregnant women who are at 37 weeks of gestation and above,
• Those with healthy pregnancies (singleton pregnancy, no systemic/chronic disease, etc.) -Primiparous pregnant women-
• Vaginal birth planned,
• planning to breastfeed,
• Those who do not have any problems with their breasts that would make breastfeeding difficult (collapsed, missing tip, wound on the nipple, etc.),
• Pregnant women who do not have vision, hearing or communication problems
• Pregnant women who do not have any problems will be included in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• Occurrence of a situation that prevents sucking
• Baby with congenital anomalies

Sponsors & Collaborators

• TC Erciyes University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Ipek Turhan

Kayseri, Kayseri, 38000, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Breast Feeding

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Feeding Behavior; Behavior

Study Officials

• ipek turhan, master

  Kayseri City Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: The application was administered to the participants by the researcher, but postpartum breastfeeding success and breastfeeding self-efficacy were evaluated by an interviewer who was unaware of the participants' group.
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: nurse

Model Details: The research will be conducted as an experimental single-blind study with a randomized control group.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 21, 2023
• First Posted: January 29, 2024
• Study Start: November 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2024
• Study Completion: January 1, 2025
• Last Updated: February 20, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)