Virtual reality and cold therapy for pain after C-section
Part of Mental health, Pain clinical trials.
This study tests whether virtual reality and cold therapy (cryotherapy) can help reduce pain and anxiety after a C-section. You would receive one of these treatments after surgery, and researchers will measure how you feel.
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Who can take part
- You are a woman aged 18 to 45 years.
- You are having a cesarean section (C-section) with spinal anesthesia (you are awake, not put to sleep).
- You are stable after surgery and can answer questions.
- You can communicate in Arabic.
- You do not have severe vision or hearing problems, epilepsy, motion sickness, or certain skin conditions that could make the treatments unsafe or uncomfortable.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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