Effect of Artificial Intelligence-Based Education Before Planned Cesarean Section on Surgical Fear, Anxiety, and Postpartum Comfort Levels of Primigravida Women

NCT07419529 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: NİĞDE ÖMER HALİSDEMİR UNIVERCI
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 75
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study was planned to determine the effect of artificial intelligence use before planned cesarean section on surgical fear, anxiety and postpartum comfort levels of primigravida women. The research will be conducted in an experimental design. The research will be initiated after obtaining written permission from Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University Ethics Committee, Niğde Provincial Health Directorate and Ömer Halisdemir Training and Research Hospital. Pregnant women between the ages of 18-35, who are primigravida, who applied for planned cesarean section, who have live singleton pregnancies and who are planned for spinal anesthesia will be included in the research. Before starting the research, the study will be initiated after obtaining the institutional permissions and written permissions from the pregnant women. Preliminary Assessment Form, Personal Information Form, Surgical Fear Scale, Surgical Anxiety Scale for Adult Patients, Postpartum Comfort Scale and Perianesthesia Comfort Scale will be used in data collection. Data will be evaluated in a computer environment using IBM SPSS Statistics 24 (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences for Windows) package program. Appropriate statistical analyzes will be used in data evaluation.

Conditions

Surgical Anxiety Scale for Adult Patients; Surgical Fear Scale; Postpartum Comfort Scale

Keywords

fear; Anxiety; Comfort; artificial intelligence

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Surgical Anxiety Scale for Adult Patients

  The scale is a five-point Likert-type instrument ranging from "not anxious at all" to "extremely anxious" and does not include any reverse-coded items. Total and subscale scores are calculated by summing the relevant items, with higher scores indicating higher levels of anxiety.

  2 hours before and after 2 hours of surgery

• Surgical Fear Scale

  The scale consists of eight items rated on an 11-point Likert scale ranging from 0 ("not afraid at all") to 10 ("very afraid") and is designed to assess fear related to surgery. It comprises two subdimensions measuring fear of the short-term and long-term consequences of surgery. Total scale scores range from 0 to 80, while subscale scores range from 0 to 40, with higher scores indicating greater levels of surgical fear.

  2 hours before and after 2 hours of surgery

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Perianesthesia Comfort Scale

  2 hours after the cesarean section surgery.

• Postpartum Comfort Scale

  2 hours after cesarean section

Study Arms (3)

Individualized education about cesarean section surgery

EXPERIMENTAL

individualized education

Other: individual education about cesarean surgery

AI-based training on cesarean section surgery

EXPERIMENTAL

AI-assisted education

Other: about cesarean surgery using artificial intelligence

routine maintenance

OTHER

institutional routine maintenance

Other: routine maintenance of the institution

Interventions

individual education about cesarean surgery OTHER

Women will be given individual training about cesarean surgery.

Individualized education about cesarean section surgery

about cesarean surgery using artificial intelligence OTHER

Training on Caesarean section surgery with artificial intelligence

AI-based training on cesarean section surgery

routine maintenance of the institution OTHER

Women in this group will not be given training on any subject.

routine maintenance

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Months - 35 Months
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Are between 18 and 35 years of age
• Are primigravida
• Are applying for a planned cesarean section
• Have a live singleton pregnancy
• Are scheduled for spinal anesthesia

You may not qualify if:

• Women with known mental health problems,
• Those who have performed relaxation exercises during pregnancy,
• Women who have developed maternal or neonatal complications after birth,
• Those who have received general anesthesia.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Nigde Omer Halisdemir University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Niğde Ömer Halisdemir Univercity

Niğde, 51100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 13, 2025
• First Posted: February 19, 2026
• Study Start: August 15, 2025
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2025
• Study Completion: December 31, 2025
• Last Updated: February 19, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)