Effect of the Involvement of a Medical Clown on the Labor Experience

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Affective Symptoms
• Interventions: Other: Sham; Other: clown

• Registration Number: NCT03171896
• Lead Sponsor: The Baruch Padeh Medical Center, Poriya

Brief Summary

The experience of labor for a woman can be rewarding but can be traumatic. Medical clowning may alleviate the potential for trauma.

Detailed Description

The investigators plan to administer questionnaires to women who will agree to host a clown during their labor and to compare the feedback to those from women who did not.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2016-10-25
• Status Verified: 2017-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-05-28
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-05-28
• Study First Posted: 2017-05-31
• Last Update Posted: 2017-05-31
• Study Start: 2017-11-01
• Primary Completion: 2018-12
• Study Completion: 2018-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Singleton pregnancy, Older than 18 years, Younger than 40 years, uncomplicated pregnancy

Exclusion Criteria

Pregnancy complicated by PET, premature contractions Muktiple pregnancy, Older than 40 years, Younger than 18 years

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
No Intervention	Sham	No clown in the room
Intervention	clown	Medical clown

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mood and satisfaction after labor	the day after delivery	Women will answer questionairs which will be summarized and analyzed