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Effect of Psychological Interventions on Maternal Outcomes Undergoing Cesarean

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Perioperative Psychology
Interventions
Other: Language
Registration Number
NCT01141010
Lead Sponsor
Nanjing Medical University
Brief Summary

Pregnancy induced psychosis is an essential factor that influencing maternal health postpartum. When gravidas, especially nulliparas, facing labor and delivery, they will undoubtedly encounter burden from their own and surrounding facts. Maternal psychosis takes a large part of women's psychological disorders. No matter which way, either spontaneous or surgical, they would choose, many factors influence their psychological state. Cesarean section poses higher risks for women than vaginal delivery. Therefore, how to seek effective methods to alleviate parturients' psychological stress response possesses pivotal clinical implications. Herein the investigators proposed that different linguistic interventions given pre-, intra- or post-operatively would produce different effect on maternal psychology and internal stress level.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
365
Inclusion Criteria
  • Chinese gravidas
  • Gestational age >=36 wk
  • Nulliparas
  • Undergoing selective Cesarean section
Exclusion Criteria
  • With recognition problem
  • Used or using centrally acting drugs
  • With chronic pain
  • Refusal participation
  • With existed psychiatric disorders
  • With history of psychological diseases
  • Contraindications for neuraxial anesthesia

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Plain languageLanguageConventional plain language will be given without any psychological intervention
Pre-psycho-languageLanguagePrior surgery psychological linguistic intervention
Intra-psycho-languageLanguageIntraoperative psychological linguistic intervention
Post-psycho-languageLanguagePostoperative psychological linguistic intervention
Combined languageLanguagePsychological linguistic intervention will be given in a combination of pre-, intra- and post-operatively
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Self anxiety assessment scale (SAS)One day prior surgery

Scorings of SAS evaluation by the patient herself

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Self depression assessment scale (SDS)One day prior surgery

Scorings of SDS by the patient herself

Visual analog scale of pain (VAS pain)Five min before surgery (-5 min)

Patient self assessed pain scorings with a 100 mm (0-100) scale

Saliva cortisol level30 min postoperation

Saliva cortisol level will be measured with EIA

Vital signs30 min postoperation

Blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, oral temperature

SAS scorings30 min postoperation

Scorings of SAS by the patient herself

SDS scoring30 min postoperation

Scorings of SDS by patient herself

VAS pain scoring3 h after surgery

Scorings of VAS pain by a 100 mm scale

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital

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Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

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