The Effect of Exposure to Informative Video Before Cesarean Delivery on Maternal Anxiety

Wolfson Medical Center (WMC)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Maternal Distress (During Labor); Anxiety

Treatments: Behavioral: Informative video

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04176107

0092-19-WOMC

Details and patient eligibility

About

The incidence of cesarean deliveries (CD) worldwide is increasing, around 30% in United States. Although very common surgery women undergoing non emergent CD still experience fear and anxiety. It is known that increased levels of stress can negatively affect pain perception and the usage of analgesics postoperatively as well as lactation.

this present study investigate the effect of exposure to informative video before cesarean delivery on maternal anxiety.

Full description

A multi-center randomized control trial the will examine the effect of exposure to informative video before cesarean delivery on maternal anxiety and satisfaction

Enrollment: 126 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Hebrew speaking
• Informed consent
• First cesarean delivery
• Non emergent elective CD

Exclusion criteria

• Non Hebrew speaking
• Refuse to participate
• Emergency CD

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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126 participants in 2 patient groups

Study group- video+questionnaire

Other group

Description:

The study group will be exposed to a video at admission to an elective cesarean delivery. The video will have information regarding the admission, pre-operation preparation and post- operation recovery. All patients will answer a questionnaire at admission, before surgery and 24 hours later. the questionnaires will evaluate the impact of exposure to informative video before caesarean delivery on anxiety and stress measured by State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI).

Treatment:

Behavioral: Informative video

Control group- questionnaire only

No Intervention group

Description:

All patients will answer a questionnaire at admission, before surgery and 24 hours later. the questionnaires will evaluate anxiety and stress measured by State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) without intervention.