Status:

COMPLETED

Patient Education on Labor Analgesia Options

Lead Sponsor:

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Conditions:

Labor Analgesia

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-40 years

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to learn how the investigators can better educate pregnant patients about the options open to them for pain relief during labor. Patients will receive educational pamphlet...

Detailed Description

Many analgesic options exist for laboring parturients, but labor may not be the best time to start informing patients of their options. Many patients begin the labor process with a plan in place for t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Postpartum women ages 18 and older
  • Patients who speak and read English or Spanish
  • Patients who received our informational pamphlet while pregnant or in labor
  • Patients who are able to consent and make medical decisions
  • Patients undergoing labor or trial of labor after cesarean delivery
  • Patients who undergo cesarean delivery after trial of labor

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients unable or unwilling to complete questionnaire
  • Patients unable to consent or make medical decisions
  • Patients less than 18 years of age
  • Patients unable to read and speak English or Spanish
  • Patients in whom any of the analgesic options were contraindicated
  • Patients with a history of an anxiety disorder
  • Patients with precipitous labor or late presentation that precluded an analgesic intervention
  • Patients with fetal distress that precluded an analgesic intervention
  • Patients planned for elective cesarean section.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2015

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02557555

Start Date

September 1 2015

End Date

March 1 2017

Last Update

October 7 2019

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University Hospital

Newark, New Jersey, United States, 07103