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Effect of the Involvement of a Medical Clown on the Labor Experience

NCT03171896 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2017-05-31

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Summary

The experience of labor for a woman can be rewarding but can be traumatic. Medical clowning may alleviate the potential for trauma.

Conditions

  • Affective Symptoms

Interventions

OTHER

clown

A medical clown will be offerred to the parturient and will spend time with her during labor as long as she will want it

OTHER

Sham

No clown will be present in the room during labor

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Baruch Padeh Medical Center, Poriya

    lead OTHER_GOV

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-11-01
Primary Completion
2018-12-31
Completion
2018-12-31

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