Factors Affecting Anesthesia Preferences of Gravid Women

NCT02026284 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 38-828
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 750
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The investigators aim to evaluate the preferences for anaesthesia methods of gravid women who are to deliver baby by caesarean section, the rates of general anaesthesia and regional anaesthesia, the reasons for preferences of general anaesthesia and regional anaesthesia and the factors affecting these preferences. A questionnaire consisting of 20 questions were applied to gravid women applying for delivery by elective caesarean operation, at Ankara University Faculty of Medicine Hospital for Gynaecology and Obstetrics between February 2010 and February 2011, in order to study the anaesthesia technique the patients prefer and the reason behind their preferences. Those gravid women who accepted to take part in the study were provided information about the questionnaire and their oral and written approvals were obtained.

Conditions

Caesarean Section, Anaesthesia, Questionnaires

Keywords

Caesarean section; Anaesthesia; Questionnaires

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Percentage of participants who prefer regional anesthesia and who prefer general anesthesia

  1 day

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Factors affecting the preference of regional anesthesia and general anesthesia

  1 day

Study Arms (1)

Gravid women

A questionnaire was performed to gravid women

Other: Questionnaire

Interventions

Questionnaire OTHER

A questionnaire was performed to gravid women who are to deliver, regarding theri anesthesia preferences.

Gravid women

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 44 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

A questionnaire consisting of 20 questions were applied to gravid women applying for delivery by elective caesarean operation, at Ankara University Faculty of Medicine Hospital for Gynaecology and Obstetrics between February 2010 and February 2011

You may qualify if:

• gravid women who were between 26th and 40th week of their pregnancy were included in the questionnaire.

You may not qualify if:

• gravid women who were taken into emergency service, those with communication problems, those whose mental conditions deter them to answer questions and those who did not want to answer the questions on the questionnaire

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ankara University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Ankara University Medical School Anesthesiology and ICU Department

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Helin Sahintürk, Specialist

  Ankara University Medical School Anesthesiology and ICU

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Specialist

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 27, 2013
• First Posted: January 1, 2014
• Study Start: February 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2011
• Study Completion: February 1, 2012
• Last Updated: January 1, 2014

Record last verified: 2013-12

Locations

TU (1)