Status:

UNKNOWN

Virtual Reality for Acute Pain and Anxiety During Egg Retrieval for in Vitro Fertility Treatment

Lead Sponsor:

Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel

Conditions:

Infertility

In Vitro Fertilization

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-40 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study is a comparison between the current standard practice of performing a transvaginal oocyte retrieval (TVOR) with paracervical block (PCB) and a relatively recently developed technology of vi...

Detailed Description

People who wish to become pregnant sometimes have to resort to in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment. IVF treatment consists of the injection of hormones on one hand, and the creation and transfer of...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • female
  • ≥18 and ≤ 40 years of age
  • undergoing fertility treatments
  • undergoing egg retrieval as part of in vitro fertilization treatment
  • only first ≤ 3 IVF cycles.
  • Bilateral ovarian follicular response (\>3 and \<30 follicles)

Exclusion

  • Hearing impairments and blindness
  • Motion sickness
  • Any known anatomical characteristics that may make performing the office procedure impossible.
  • Patients undergoing a general anesthesia or conscious sedation
  • lack of informed consent
  • Chronic alcohol/drug abusers
  • Transabdominal approach for retrieval
  • Patients undergoing oocyte retrieval for fertility preservation before cancer or genotoxic treatment - oncofertility preservation
  • allergy to medications used

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

300 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05438238

Start Date

February 1 2023

End Date

December 1 2024

Last Update

May 18 2023

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UZ Brussel CRG

Jette, Brussels Capital, Belgium, 1090