Virtual Reality Analgesia in Labor: The VRAIL Pilot Study (VRAIL)
Labor Pain
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Labor Pain focused on measuring Virtual Reality, Analgesia, Immersive Virtual Reality, VR, Labor, Pain
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Any woman giving birth for the first time at or after 32 weeks
- Low risk pregnancy without obstetric complications
- In first stage of labor for vaginal delivery
- Desires non-pharmacologic alternative for pain control
Exclusion Criteria:
- Younger than 18 or older than 45 years of age
- Presence of fetal or placental anomaly
- High risk pregnancy or anesthetic concerns (BMI>40, difficult airway, hemorrhage, nonreassuring FHR, malpresentation)
- Current use of pharmacologic analgesia including neuraxial anesthesia
- Not capable of answering study measures using numeric rating scale
- Any face/head/neck injuries that interfere with the use of Virtual Reality equipment
- Any form of contact precautions
- Severe hearing or vision deficits
- Susceptibility to motion sickness
- Seizure history
- History of psychiatric disorder, chronic pain, migraines, or addiction
- Delirium, psychosis, any form of developmental delay, or Organic Brain Disorder
- Requiring an interpreter for communication
Sites / Locations
- University of Michigan Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
No Intervention
Experimental
Standard Care
Virtual Reality
For patients presenting in labor and desiring standard care (natural childbirth without pain medications, systematic distraction, or alternative therapies) the patient will experience their contractions. Afterwards they will answer pain and anxiety questionnaires.
For patients presenting in labor and desiring standard care (natural childbirth without pain medications, systematic distraction, or alternative therapies) the patient will experience their contractions while using immersive Virtual Reality.Afterwards they will answer pain and anxiety questionnaires.