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NCT Number: NCT04829266

Mental Simulations and Early Mobilization of Patients After Cesarean Section

Mental simulations can motivate patients for their first verticalization after cesarean section, although perceived anxiety before verticalization may reduce a positive effect of mental simulations.

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Key information

Conditions

Anxiety Anxiety Disorders Cesarean Section Mental Disorders

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

2nd Chair and Clinic of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Jan Mikulicz-Radecki University Teaching Hospital in Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland

Wroclaw, 50-556, Poland

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • must be qualified to and undergoing delivery using Cesarean section,
  • must be undergoing conduction of anesthesia during Cesarean section,
  • must be undergoing the analgesic therapy in the postoperative period,
  • must be qualified to mobilization by the medical staff,
  • must be fluent in Polish in speaking and writing.

Exclusion criteria

  • any orthopedic dysfunction,
  • any neurological dysfunction,
  • any psychiatric disease.

Treatment and study plan

mental simulation

Behavioral

Audio recordings with a mental simulation. The women listened to the text using headphones about 10-15 min before verticalization (5 h after arrival in the postoperative room, about 6 h after anesthesia). In each group, the mental training lasted for about 10 min.

Other names: The recording of the process simulation included the order to imagine subsequent elements of the process of mobilization., The recording of the outcome simulation included an optimistic vision of returning to health and fitness., A fragment of the book "Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, including an order to imagine the elements of the world as seen through the eyes of the main character

Primary outcomes

  1. willingness to verticalize

    Time frame: Immediately after a single mental simulation

    Percentage of women who were willing to verticalize after listening to the recording. Assessed on a on a six-point scale.

  2. verticalization

    Time frame: Immediately after a single mental simulation

    Percentage of the success of verticalization after listening to the recording.

  3. duration of the first mobilization

    Time frame: Immediately after a single mental simulation

    Time form the start of the measurement was set at getting out of bed from a sitting position, and the end of the measurement was set at the patient's return to bed.

Secondary outcomes

  1. pain level

    Time frame: 3 time points (before and immediately after a single mental simulation, and immediately after verticalization.

    The average pain she experienced during upright standing. Measured with a 10-point numerical rating scale.

  2. anxiety

    Time frame: upon arrival at the recovery room, before and immediately after a single mental simulation.

    Measured with a 10-point numerical rating scale.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Wroclaw Medical University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effect of Mental Simulations on the Early Mobilization of Patients After Cesarean Section

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Apr 2, 2021
Registry last updated
Apr 2, 2021

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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