Virtual reality vs sedative for anxiety during C-section
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Part of Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This study compares two ways to reduce anxiety and stress during a planned C-section: using a virtual reality headset versus a sedative medicine given through an IV. It aims to see which approach helps mothers feel calmer and supports better outcomes for both mom and baby.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- Your health is generally good (ASA physical status II — meaning you have mild disease without major limits).
- You are planning to have a C-section with spinal or epidural anesthesia (awake but numb).
- You do not have any condition that makes regional anesthesia unsafe (like infection at the needle site, bleeding problems, or allergy to numbing drugs).
- You do not have problems preventing use of a virtual reality headset (like blindness, deafness, eye infection, epilepsy, claustrophobia, or cognitive impairment).
- You are not in active labor and have no pregnancy-related complications (like preeclampsia or bleeding before delivery).
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