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Virtual Reality (VR)and Mobile-Based Smoking Cessation in Breastfeeding Mothers

NCT07775755 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 76

Last updated 2026-08-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This randomized controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the effect of an educational video delivered through virtual reality (VR) glasses and a mobile application on smoking cessation behavior among breastfeeding mothers.

The study was carried out in the breastfeeding outpatient clinic of a secondary-level public hospital. A total of 76 breastfeeding mothers with infants aged 0-6 months who reported active cigarette smoking were enrolled. Participants were randomly assigned to either an intervention group (n = 35) or a control group (n = 41) using a simple randomization method. Mothers in the intervention group viewed an educational video through VR glasses and a mobile application that provided evidence-based information on the harmful effects of smoking on maternal and infant health and encouraged smoking cessation. The control group received routine breastfeeding care and counseling provided by the clinic.

Participants were followed for six months, with assessments performed at baseline and at the 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 6th months after the intervention. Data were collected using the Personal Information Form, the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence, and the Questionnaire of Smoking Urges-Brief. The primary objective was to evaluate changes in nicotine dependence and smoking urges over the follow-up period and to determine the effectiveness of the VR- and mobile application-based educational intervention in supporting smoking cessation among breastfeeding mothers.

Conditions

  • Smoking Cessation
  • Tobacco Use Disorder
  • Breast Feeding

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Virtual Reality and Mobile Application-Based Smoking Cessation Education

Participants in the intervention group viewed an educational video on smoking cessation using virtual reality (VR) glasses and a mobile application.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey

    collaborator OTHER

  • Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-01-01
Primary Completion
2026-01-01
Completion
2026-01-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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