Virtual Reality-Supported Psychosocial Care for Women After Perinatal Loss

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18+
SponsorDuygu Dişli Çetinçay

About this trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of virtual reality (VR)-supported psychosocial nursing care on the psychosocial health of women aged 18 and older who have experienced perinatal loss (≥20 weeks of gestation).

The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does VR-supported psychosocial care reduce depression, anxiety, stress, perinatal grief, and postpartum depression compared to psychosocial care without VR support?

Researchers will compare two groups:

VR-supported psychosocial care Psychosocial care without VR support

Participants will complete baseline psychosocial assessments during hospital admission, receive psychosocial nursing care based on Swanson's Theory of Caring - with or without VR support - during hospitalization, take part in follow-up interviews on Day 7 and Day 30 after discharge, and continue the psychosocial care process at home, including practicing breathing exercises, keeping a daily journal, and receiving supportive information about coping after perinatal loss.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Willingness to participate in the study

Being 18 years of age or older

Having access to a smartphone and the internet

Having experienced a pregnancy loss at ≥20 weeks of gestation

Disqualifiers

Experiencing neonatal loss

Having a diagnosed psychiatric disorder

Having a visual or hearing impairment

Becoming pregnant through infertility treatment

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • VR-Supported Psychosocial Nursing Care Based on Swanson's Theory of Caring
  • Psychosocial Nursing Care Based on Swanson's Theory of Caring

Treatment groups

100 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Duygu Dişli Çetinçay

Lead sponsor

Halic University

Sponsor institution