The effects of communication styles on the pain and anxiety experienced by patients during subsequent painful procedures.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Patient's perception of pain and anxiety during painful procedures (IV cannulation and insertion of epidural) as assessed on an 11-point analog scale.Anaesthesiology - Pain management
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12613000578707
- Lead Sponsor
- King Edward Memorial Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Women undergoing elective Caesarian section under combined spinal epidural (CSE) anaesthesia.
- Weight less than 125kg.
- Body Mass Index (BMI) less than 40.
Exclusion Criteria
- Contradiction to spinal or CSE anaesthesia
- Fetal abnormality
- Opioid within the last 4 hours
- Previous difficult epidural or intravenous cannula insertion
- Non English speaking
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain perception as assessed by an 11-point analog scale (NAS)[Pain perception will be assessed after insertion of local anaesthetic at site of intravenous cannula insertion, after IV cannula insertion , after insertion of local anaesthetic at site on insertion of epidural and after insertion of CSE.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Anxiety perception as assessed by an 11-point analog scale (NAS)[Anxiety perception will be assessed after insertion of local anaesthetic at site of intravenous cannula insertion, after IV cannula insertion , after insertion of local anaesthetic at site on insertion of combined spinal epidural (CSE) and after insertion of CSE.]