Outpatient Care for Multiparas After Elective Cesarean Section: an Observational Study

Completed

• Conditions: Outpatient Care

• Registration Number: NCT01921465
• Lead Sponsor: Herning Hospital

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate whether outpatient cesarean section can be performed in multiparous women without significant decrease in the parents' sense of security .

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2013-08-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-08-12
• Study First Posted: 2013-08-13
• Study Start: 2013-10
• Status Verified: 2014-02
• Primary Completion: 2014-06
• Study Completion: 2014-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-08-16
• Last Update Posted: 2016-08-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• Planned elective cesarean section of multiparous women
• Singleton pregnancy
• Age of at least 18
• Gestational age between 37 and 42 weeks
• Internet access at home

Exclusion Criteria

• Lack of consent
• Women with no or little understanding of Danish and ability to speak Danish.
• Allergies to medicine included in the pain management regimes
• Expected maternal or neonatal complications after delivery
• Birth weight of less than 2500 grams

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
the parents' postnatal sense of security (PPSS)	the PPSS is measured the second week after delivery	measured by a questionnaire sent to the parents' in the second week after delivery.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ambulation time	three days	ambulation time measured during the first three days after delivery by an accelerometer

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of gynaecology and obstetrics, Herning Hospital; 🇩🇰 Herning, Denmark