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
Active Locations (1)
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University Hospital
Newark, New Jersey, United States, 07103