Visual Education for Spinal Anesthesia Acceptance
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Incidence of Spinal Anesthesia Preference. Basic parameters: 18 years — 45 years · Female.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Explaining Spinal Anesthesia to Pregnant Women: A Visual Approach to Overcoming Fears
Overview
Primary outcome: To determine the incidence of spinal anesthesia preference after exposure to the visual information catalog. Secondary outcomes: To analyze independent (age, education, profession, previous experiences) and dependent (fear, anxiety) factors influencing patient choices.
Primary outcome measures
- incidence of spinal anesthesia preference [Time frame: 4 MONTH]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Aged 18-45
- who are undergoing elective cesarean sections
- and classified as ASA I-II according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) scale
Exclusion criteria
- patients under 18 or over 45 years old,
- emergency cesareans,
- preeclampsia,
- cardiovascular disorders,
- fetal abnormalities,
- those not receiving spinal anesthesia or converted to general anesthesia during surgery,
- those who refuse to participate in the study,
- hospital clinical or administrative staff,
- patients with psychiatric disorders
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
Turkey (Türkiye) · 1 center
- Istinye Üniversity — Istanbul
Publications
- Emadi SA, Gholipour Baradari A, Khademloo M, Abotorabi M, Hassanzadeh Kiabi F. Evaluating patients' choice of general and spinal anesthesia for elective cesarean section and associated factors: a descriptive study. Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2023 Jan 12;85(1):6-12. doi: 10.1097/MS9.0000000000000010. eCollection 2023 Jan. PMID 36742112
- Shahid N, Rashid AM. Knowledge, fear and acceptance rate of spinal anesthesia among pregnant women scheduled for cesarean section: a cross-sectional study from a tertiary care hospital in Karachi. BMC Anesthesiol. 2024 Nov 12;24(1):408. doi: 10.1186/s12871-024-02736-x. PMID 39533188
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06910826 · haseki broşür