Effect of Virtual Reality in Abdominal Muscle Recovery After Cesarean Section

November 18, 2025 updated by: Heba Alaa Eid Abd-Elhafez, Cairo University
Cesarean section is mainly performed using regional anesthesia, without preoperative sedatives, to facilitate the mother's conscious birth experience, reduce the need for neonatal resuscitation, and promote skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth between the mother and newborn. The VR can be designed to be an interacting and emotionally engaging environment that can stimulate emotionally related hormones. In stressful situations as CS, VR can generate a relaxation state that improves the surgery outcomes.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The application of VR varies widely according to the purpose of its use. It is widely used for medical education, pain relief, posttraumatic stress, gait rehabilitation in Parkinson's disease patients, anxiety, and stress.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

80

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Egypt
      • Cairo, Egypt, 11411
        • Cairo University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • female from 25 to 35 years
  • post cesarean section

Exclusion Criteria:

  • neurological problems
  • musculoskeletal disorders

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: virtual reality group
using virtual reality technology to perform abdominal muscle training 3 sessions per week for eight weeks
Device: Virtual reality Glasses
Virtual reality Glasses (is an advanced, standalone virtual reality (VR) headset that delivers a fully immersive experience without reliance on external hardware such as a PC, gaming console, or external tracking sensors. It utilizes an integrated inside-out tracking system that enables users to move freely within their physical environment while maintaining accurate spatial orientation. The device incorporates high-resolution displays, a high-performance processor, and ergonomically designed controllers that enhance interactivity and user engagement within virtual environments
Experimental: Active Abdominal exercise group
abdominal muscle training using Active Abdominal exercises 3 sessions per week for eight weeks.
Other: active abdominal exercises

Trunk flexion refers to bending the spine forward, mainly activating the rectus abdominis (the "six-pack" muscle). This movement is commonly seen in crunches or sit-ups.

Straight Leg Raise (SLR) is a movement that strengthens the lower abdominal muscles and hip flexors. It involves raising the legs while keeping them straight, without bending at the knees. both exercises were done with 30 reptations (3 sessions per week for 8 weeks)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
hand held dynamometer
Time Frame: 2 month

isokinetic dynamometer

hand held dynamometer hand held dynamometer used to measure the abdominal muscle strength, endurance and fatidue
2 month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
rectus diastasis test
Time Frame: 2 month
manual test used to determine the separation between two recti
2 month

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Cairo University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

October 20, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 2, 2025

Study Completion (Actual)

July 20, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 28, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 18, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

November 20, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 20, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 18, 2025

Last Verified

November 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • REC/2111/MTI.PT/2409241

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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