PERINATAL TRIALS REPORT

PT0534

Randomised controlled trial of a decision aid for labour analgesia for primiparous women

Plain Language Summary:      This project aims to evaluate a decision aid (DA) for women regarding the management of labour pain. DA's are interventions to help people make specific and deliberate decisons by providing information on the available options and outcomes. The DA covers a range of available analgesic options for labour pain. The DA is based on the best available evidence. Using a three arm trial participants will receive either usual care, usual care + DA ( evidence based booklet) or usual care + DA and CD. The groups will be evaluated to assess the impact on women's satisfaction with decision making, knowledge, anxiety and pregnancy outcomes.

Trial status:                         Open to accrual

Date trial opened to accrual:    September 2004

Expected accrual period:         6-12 months

Trial Objective:

To aid women's decision making about the management of pain in labour. To compare the relative effectiveness of the decision aid with standard care in women's knowledge, expectiations, satisfaction with decision making, anxiety and decisional conflict.

Type of administration:        Single-centre

Prinicipal Investigator/s:     Dr Christine Roberts

                                        Ph 61 2 93517738

                                        Email christine.roberts@perinatal.usyd.edu.au

Contact Person/s:             Ms Camille Raynes-Greenow

                                       Ph 61 2 93517740

                                       Email camillerg@perinatal.usyd.edu.au

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