Study of Preemptive Education by Anesthesiologists to Reduce Shivering During Elective Cesarean Delivery

What this Trial Is About

This research aims to investigate whether providing preemptive education by anesthesiologists can reduce the occurrence of maternal shivering during elective cesarean delivery. The study focuses on women undergoing this specific surgical procedure and seeks to answer if informing patients ahead of time about the anesthesia and surgery process affects intraoperative shivering. The trial is randomized and triple-blinded to ensure unbiased results and is sponsored by Seoul National University Hospital. Participants are divided into two groups one group receives minimal information about the surgery with questions answered by the obstetrician, while the other group receives detailed preemptive education about the entire processfrom anesthesia through recoveryprovided by anesthesiologists in a 15-minute session. The study compares the effect of this education on maternal shivering during surgery. During the study, researchers will monitor participants from the moment they enter the operating room until they leave, which may last up to 180 minutes. They will measure the number of women experiencing shivering, body temperature, pain levels, and spinal anesthesia effects at various time points during and after surgery. Additional assessments include post-operative shivering, nausea, patient satisfaction, pain and analgesic use up to one day after surgery, and obstetric recovery quality. This thorough monitoring helps evaluate the full impact of preemptive education on the surgery experience and recovery.

Effect of Preemptive Education on the Incidence of Maternal Intraoperative Shivering in Elective Cesarean Delivery