Clinical trial NCT06697769: The Effect of Breastfeeding Experience With Virtual Reality Glasses on Breastfeeding Self-efficacy and Motivation
Official title: The Effect of Breastfeeding Experience Presented to Pregnant Women With Virtual Reality Glasses on Breastfeeding Self-efficacy and Breastfeeding Motivation: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Virtual Reality
Breastfeeding
Keywords: breastfeeding
virtual reality
pregnant women
Lead sponsor: Eskisehir Osmangazi University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-11-20
Enrollment: 52
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: A randomized study with a control and intervention group
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: In this study, it was aimed to investigate the effect of breastfeeding experience on breastfeeding self-efficacy and motivation in women with virtual reality simulation. The main question it aims to answer is:

Is breastfeeding experience with virtual reality glasses effective in increasing breastfeeding self-efficacy and motivation? They completed the Socio-Demographic and Pregnancy Information Form and the Prenatal Breastfeeding Self-efficacy Scale. Standard breastfeeding training was given. The application group also experienced breastfeeding with a virtual reality simulation. At the end of the application, they filled out the Prenatal Breastfeeding Self-efficacy Scale again. They completed the postpartum Primiparous Breastfeeding Motivation Scale.

Detailed description: Aim: In this study, it was aimed to investigate the effect of breastfeeding experience on breastfeeding self-efficacy and motivation in women with virtual reality simulation.

Desing: This study is a randomized controlled trial. Method: A total of 52 people were included in the study, 26 in the control group and 26 in the intervention group. They completed the Socio-Demographic and Pregnancy Information Form and the Prenatal Breastfeeding Self-efficacy Scale. Standard breastfeeding training was given. The application group also experienced breastfeeding with a virtual reality simulation. At the end of the application, they filled out the Prenatal Breastfeeding Self-efficacy Scale again. They completed the postpartum Primiparous Breastfeeding Motivation Scale.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Pregnant women aged 18 and over,
* Which is the primiparous,
* 36. during the week of pregnancy,
* Women whose pregnancy is not in the risky group,
* The person who knows how to read and write,
* Without visual and auditory disabilities,
* There is no breastfeeding barrier,
* Pregnant women who have experienced virtual reality breastfeeding experience and filled out the survey forms completely have been included in the research.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Individuals who did not meet the inclusion criteria were not included in the study.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Prenatal Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale
timeFrame: The breastfeeding experience with virtual reality glasses lasted 5 minutes. The intervention was repeated a second time a week later over a 5-minute period. After two weeks of intervention, the last Breastfeeding Self-efficacy Scale test was applied.
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Primipar Breastfeeding Motivation Scale
timeFrame: The scale was completed up to two months after delivery.
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Eskisehir
country: Turkey
facility: Eskisehir Orhangazi Family Health Center
Study officials:
affiliation: ebru.ertas@ksbu.edu.tr
name: Ebru ERTAŞ
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: feride.cevik@ksbu.edu.tr
name: Feride ÇEVİK
role: STUDY_CHAIR
References:
citation: Tang K, Gerling K, Chen W, Geurts L. Information and Communication Systems to Tackle Barriers to Breastfeeding: Systematic Search and Review. J Med Internet Res. 2019 Sep 27;21(9):e13947. doi: 10.2196/13947.