The Effect of Pre-Cesarean Section Guided Imagery

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cesarean Section
• Interventions: Other: Guided imagery

• Registration Number: NCT05790954
• Lead Sponsor: Menekşe Nazlı AKER

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of guided imagery applied before cesarean section on preoperative anxiety, fear and physiological parameters.

The study will be carried out in two different groups. The practice will start with meeting the women 3 days before cesarean section. After the women are evaluated in terms of eligibility criteria for the research, the women who are eligible will be informed about the research and written informed consent will be obtained from the women who accept. The random distribution of women to the study groups will be carried out random. The following applications will be made to the groups.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-03-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-03-17
• Study Start: 2023-03-27
• Study First Posted: 2023-03-30
• Primary Completion: 2023-05-31
• Study Completion: 2023-05-31
• Status Verified: 2024-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-02-21
• Last Update Posted: 2024-02-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• planned cesarean section
• Single birth
• giving birth at term
• No hearing problems
• Agreeing to participate in the research and obtaining written permission,

Exclusion Criteria

• Emergency cesarean section due to a health problem of the mother or baby
• Not completing the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Guided imagery Group	Guided imagery	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in anxiety	Three days before the cesarean section, Fifteen minutes after preparation for cesarean section	The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-S consist of 20 items with four points likert scales, each (not at all, somewhat, moderately so, very much so). Scores thus range between 20, indicating a low level of anxiety and 80, indicating a high level.
Change in Surgical Fear	Three days before the cesarean section, Fifteen minutes after preparation for cesarean section	Surgical Fear Questionnaire has been developed to determine the level of fear of patients who will undergo electrical surgery for the short and long -term results of surgical operation. The scale is a scales of 11 Likertes, which consist of 8 items, scored between 0-10. Each item 0 is scored as "I'm at all scared", 10 "I'm very scared". The total score of the scale is 0-80. The high score states that surgical fear is high.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
heart rate	Fifteen minutes after preparation for cesarean section	beats per minute
respiratory rate	Fifteen minutes after preparation for cesarean section	beats per minute
body temperature	Fifteen minutes after preparation for cesarean section	degrees Celsius
fetal heart rate	Fifteen minutes after preparation for cesarean section	beats per minute
systolic and diastolic blood pressure	Fifteen minutes after preparation for cesarean section	mmHg

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Neslihan Yılmaz Sezer; 🇹🇷 Ankara, Mamak, Turkey