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Does Having a Spouse Present During Epidural Analgesia Affect Stress Levels in the Parturient and Her Spouse?

NCT00763126 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2008-09-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

It is unclear the effect of a spouse's presence on the partureint's and the spouse's stress level during the performance of epidural analgesia during labor.

Couples will be randomized to two groups: one group where the spouse is present during the performance of epidural analgesia and the second where the spouse is not present.

Before and after epidural anlgesia, both the spouse and parturient will be have their blood pressure and pulse checked. In addition, both will have their salivary amylase measured.

Salivary amylase is an enzyme whic has been foud to correlate directly with stress levels. To check this enzyme, a sample of saliva is given.

Conditions

  • Labor Pain

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

stress level

Stress levels

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Rabin Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sharon Orbach-Zinger · Rabin Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-10-31
Primary Completion
2009-10-31

Countries

  • Israel

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