U.S., March 28 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07499011) titled 'Comparison of Virtual Reality and Stress Ball for Pain During Episiotomy Repair' on March 19.
Brief Summary: This study is a four-arm randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for pain management during episiotomy repair among women undergoing vaginal birth. Participants will be allocated to one of four groups: virtual reality, stress ball, combined virtual reality plus stress ball, or control. The virtual reality intervention is intended to provide immersive distraction, while the stress ball offers tactile distraction; the combined group receives both interventions sim...