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Pain Management With Virtual Reality Hypnosis in Women in the Latency or Cervical Ripening Phase of Labor
Led by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens · Updated on 2025-05-25
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
4 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This research aims to study pain management methods for women in labor during the latency phase or cervical ripening phase. These phases involve regular painful uterine contractions and can last from several hours to up to two days. The study focuses on evaluating virtual reality hypnosis as a non-drug option to manage labor pain, which may reduce the need for traditional painkillers and meet the increasing demand for physiological support during childbirth. Participants are randomly assigned to one of two groups: a control group receiving painkillers according to hospital protocol, and a hypnosis group receiving a hypnosis session using virtual reality after fetal heart rate monitoring. Blood pressure and maternal heart rate are monitored during the hypnosis session to assess its effects. Women in the hypnosis group can also request a virtual reality headset throughout the latency or cervical ripening phase and may receive painkillers if needed. During the study, participants will be monitored for pain intensity before and 30 minutes after the first analgesic procedure. Analgesic consumption over 12 hours will also be recorded. This study includes continuous physiological monitoring and pain assessments to evaluate the impact of virtual reality hypnosis on labor pain. Participation requires hospitalization prior to labor and lasts through the latency or cervical ripening phase, with safety and comfort carefully observed.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Pain Management With Virtual Reality Hypnosis
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Female parturient over 18 years old
- Speaks and understands French
- Hospitalized prior to labor
- Has intact or ruptured membranes
- In spontaneous or induced labor
- In latency phase of labor
- Pregnancy term of 37 weeks or more
- END score greater than 3
- Requires active pain management (medicinal or non-medicinal)
- Low-risk pregnancy
You will not qualify if you...
- Under legal protection
- Hearing impairment
- Visual impairment
- Epilepsy
- Psychiatric problems
- Pathological pregnancy
- Chronic pain
- Addiction-related disorders
- Allergy to paracetamol
- Allergy to phloroglucinol
- Allergy to codeine
- Allergy to nalbuphine
- Allergy to orozamudol
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - During the latency or cervical ripening phase of labor
Participants receive either a painkiller according to the service protocol or a hypnosis session with optional virtual reality headset use during the latency or cervical ripening phase of labor. Pain management is actively provided during this phase.
1 session for initial intervention with additional access to virtual reality headset on request
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
CHU Amiens Picardie
Amiens, France
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
OTHER
Number of Arms
2
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