Mental Simulations and Early Mobilization of Patients After Cesarean Section

Wroclaw Medical University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cesarean Section; Anxiety

Treatments: Behavioral: mental simulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04829266

05P/12-2017

Details and patient eligibility

About

Mental simulations can motivate patients for their first verticalization after cesarean section, although perceived anxiety before verticalization may reduce a positive effect of mental simulations.

Enrollment: 150 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• must be qualified to and undergoing delivery using Cesarean section,
• must be undergoing conduction of anesthesia during Cesarean section,
• must be undergoing the analgesic therapy in the postoperative period,
• must be qualified to mobilization by the medical staff,
• must be fluent in Polish in speaking and writing.

Exclusion criteria

• any orthopedic dysfunction,
• any neurological dysfunction,
• any psychiatric disease.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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150 participants in 3 patient groups

process simulation group

Experimental group

Description:

an experimental group with process simulation with elements of relaxation

Treatment:

Behavioral: mental simulation

outcome simulation group

Experimental group

Description:

an experimental group with outcome simulation with elements of relaxation

Treatment:

Behavioral: mental simulation

control group

Other group

Description:

a control group with no process and outcome simulations, but with elements of relaxation

Treatment:

Behavioral: mental simulation