Pain at Childbirth Clinical Trial
Official title:
Effects of Relaxation and Guided Imagery Training on Rate and Time of Receiving Regional Anesthesia (Epidural), and on the Experience of Childbirth
The purpose of this study is to determine whether relaxation and guided imagery techniques are effective in reducing childbirth pain.
| Status | Not yet recruiting |
| Enrollment | 110 |
| Est. completion date | November 2009 |
| Est. primary completion date | October 2009 |
| Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
| Gender | Female |
| Age group | 18 Years and older |
| Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - women who carry their first child - women that carry only one embryo - women who speaks hebrew Exclusion Criteria: - women who experienced complications in pregnancy. - women who planning on having an elective Caesarean section. - women who suffer from background systematic condition (such as high-BP, diabetes). - women who have psychiatric background. - women who take chronic medication that might effect childbirth, woman or baby's health. |
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
| Country | Name | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | Hadassah Ein-Kerem Haspitol | Jerusalem |
| Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
|---|---|
| Hadassah Medical Organization |
Israel,
| Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | rating of pain experienced during childbirth on pain VAS | one time - during hospitalization after childbirth | No | |
| Secondary | rate and the starting time of receiving regional anesthesia (epidural) | at childbirth | No |