Patient Experiences of Intraoperative Discomfort During Cesarean Delivery Under Neuraxial Anesthesia (ICAT)
Patient Experiences of Intraoperative Discomfort During Cesarean Delivery Under Neuraxial Anesthesia: Phase I of the Intraoperative Comfort Assessment Tool (ICAT) Validation
During a cesarean delivery done under spinal or epidural anesthesia, many patients notice sensations they weren't expecting things like pressure, pulling, tugging, or nausea even though the anesthesia blocks pain. These sensations can be distressing, and research suggests that difficult experiences during surgery may raise the risk of anxiety or post-traumatic stress after childbirth.
Right now, there's no dedicated tool for asking patients about these experiences during the procedure, which makes it hard for care teams to recognize, measure, or address them. This study is the first step toward building such a tool, called the Intraoperative Comfort Assessment Tool (ICAT). Researchers will interview 20 to 30 patients who recently had a cesarean delivery under spinal or epidural anesthesia at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, asking them, in their own words, about what they felt during surgery. The interviews explore what different sensations felt like, how patients tell the difference between pressure, discomfort, and pain, and which symptoms bothered them most. By listening closely to how patients naturally describe their experiences, the team will identify common words and themes to build a more accurate, patient-centered questionnaire. Eventually, this tool could help anesthesiologists notice and respond to discomfort in real time during surgery, and give researchers a standard way to measure and improve the childbirth experience.
研究概览
详细说明
Despite increasing emphasis on patient-centered care in obstetric anesthesia, there remains no validated, procedure-specific instrument designed to capture intraoperative discomfort during cesarean delivery under neuraxial anesthesia. Existing tools either focus exclusively on postoperative pain or assess satisfaction retrospectively, limiting their ability to inform real-time intraoperative management and quality improvement efforts. This study will therefore employ qualitative interviews to elicit patient-reported intraoperative experiences of discomfort to inform development of a novel patient-reported outcome measure of intraoperative discomfort, tentatively called The Intraoperative Comfort Assessment Tool (ICAT).
研究类型
注册 (估计的)
联系人和位置
学习联系方式
- 姓名：Fernanda Septimio Lanza Oliveira, MD
- 电话号码：5270 416-586-4800
- 邮箱：Fernanda.Oliveira@sinaihealth.ca
学习地点
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Ontario
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Toronto、Ontario、加拿大、M5G1X5
- 招聘中
- Mount Sinai Hospital
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接触：
- Kristi Downey, MSc
- 电话号码：2366 416-586-4800
- 邮箱：kristi.downey@uhn.ca
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副研究员：
- Ronald George, MD
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副研究员：
- Naveed Siddiqui, MD
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接触：
- Fernanda Septimio Lanza Oliveira, MD
- 电话号码：5270 416-586-4800
- 邮箱：Fernanda.Oliveira@sinaihealth.ca
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副研究员：
- Margarita Blajeva, MD
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副研究员：
- Miki Peer, PhD
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参与标准
资格标准
适合学习的年龄
接受健康志愿者
有资格学习的性别
取样方法
研究人群
Patients who deliver by cesarean section under neuraxial anesthesia at Mount Sinai Hospital
描述
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adults undergoing elective or non-emergent cesarean delivery with Pfannenstiel or transverse incision, under spinal, epidural, or combined spinal-epidural anesthesia
- Able to communicate in English.
Exclusion Criteria
- Severe maternal illness preventing participation
- Cognitive impairment or inability to complete study procedures
- > 36 hours since cesarean delivery
Exclusion Criteria:
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学习计划
研究是如何设计的？
设计细节
- 观测模型：COHORT
- 时间观点：PROSPECTIVE
队列和干预
团体/队列 |
干预/治疗 |
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Patients who have a Cesarean delivery
Patients who had Cesarean delivery, who experienced intraoperative pain or discomfort, and those who required intraoperative intravenous analgesic or sedative supplementation. |
Patients will be interviewed regarding their experience with pain or discomfort during their Cesarean delivery. The questions are open-ended. |
研究衡量的是什么？
主要结果指标
结果测量 |
措施说明 |
大体时间 |
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Patient interview
大体时间：36 hours
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Patients will be interviewed in person by a member of the research team and asked open ended questions. Interviews will be recorded, transcribed and coded for themes. Responses are not reported on any scale. The interview will take approximately 30 minutes to complete. |
36 hours
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合作者和调查者
调查人员
- 首席研究员：Fernanda Septimio Lanza Oliveira, MD、MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL
研究记录日期
研究主要日期
学习开始 (实际的)
初级完成 (估计的)
研究完成 (估计的)
研究注册日期
首次提交
首先提交符合 QC 标准的
首次发布 (实际的)
研究记录更新
最后更新发布 (实际的)
上次提交的符合 QC 标准的更新
最后验证
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