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NCT Number: NCT05790954

The Effect of Pre-Cesarean Section Guided Imagery

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of guided imagery applied before cesarean section on preoperative anxiety, fear and physiological parameters.

The study will be carried out in two different groups. The practice will start with meeting the women 3 days before cesarean section. After the women are evaluated in terms of eligibility criteria for the research, the women who are eligible will be informed about the research and written informed consent will be obtained from the women who accept. The random distribution of women to the study groups will be carried out random. The following applications will be made to the groups.

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Key information

Conditions

Cesarean Section

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Neslihan Yılmaz Sezer

Ankara, Mamak, 06620, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • planned cesarean section
  • Single birth
  • giving birth at term
  • No hearing problems
  • Agreeing to participate in the research and obtaining written permission,

Exclusion criteria

  • Emergency cesarean section due to a health problem of the mother or baby
  • Not completing the study

Treatment and study plan

guided imagery

Other

Three days before the cesarean section, the participants will be given a guided imagery audio recording and will be asked to listen to it before going to bed every evening until the day of the cesarean section. On the morning of the cesarean section, after the patient is prepared, the guided imagery audio recording will be played again.

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in anxiety

    Time frame: Three days before the cesarean section, Fifteen minutes after preparation for cesarean section

    The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-S consist of 20 items with four points likert scales, each (not at all, somewhat, moderately so, very much so). Scores thus range between 20, indicating a low level of anxiety and 80, indicating a high level.

  2. Change in Surgical Fear

    Time frame: Three days before the cesarean section, Fifteen minutes after preparation for cesarean section

    Surgical Fear Questionnaire has been developed to determine the level of fear of patients who will undergo electrical surgery for the short and long -term results of surgical operation. The scale is a scales of 11 Likertes, which consist of 8 items, scored between 0-10. Each item 0 is scored as "I'm at all scared", 10 "I'm very scared". The total score of the scale is 0-80. The high score states that surgical fear is high.

Secondary outcomes

  1. systolic and diastolic blood pressure

    Time frame: Fifteen minutes after preparation for cesarean section

    mmHg

  2. heart rate

    Time frame: Fifteen minutes after preparation for cesarean section

    beats per minute

  3. body temperature

    Time frame: Fifteen minutes after preparation for cesarean section

    degrees Celsius

  4. respiratory rate

    Time frame: Fifteen minutes after preparation for cesarean section

    beats per minute

  5. fetal heart rate

    Time frame: Fifteen minutes after preparation for cesarean section

    beats per minute

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Menekşe Nazlı AKER

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Pre-Cesarean Section Guided Imagery on Preoperative Anxiety, Fear and Physiological Parameters

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Mar 30, 2023
Registry last updated
Feb 22, 2024

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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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