Reproductive health and childbirth Pregnancy and Childbirth
Conditions
Interventions
SONAR-1 is a study of obstetric patients undergoing caesarean sections (CS) in participating hospitals to understand how common intraoperative pain and inadequate neuraxial anaesthesia (NA)(where the
Sponsors
University College London
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18 years or above 2. Gestation beyond 32/40 weeks 3. Receiving NA (spinal, labour epidural extended for surgical anaesthesia or combined spinal epidural) 4. Receiving any scheduled or unscheduled CS of any category
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient refusal 2. Patients who are unable to provide informed consent 3. Other modes of delivery (e.g., instrumental delivery) 4. De novo GA as an anaesthetic method
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The incidence of patient-reported intraoperative pain during caesarean delivery performed with neuraxial anaesthesia | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Pain measured using the visual analog scale at 24 hours (+/- 6 hours) after delivery of the baby 2. Maternal satisfaction measured using the Maternal Satisfaction questionnaire tool at 24 hours (+/- 6 hours) after delivery of the baby 3. Pain measured using the visual analog scale at 6 weeks (+/- 3 days) after delivery of the baby 4. Anxiety measured using the Generalised Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD7) at 6 weeks (+/- 3 days) after delivery of the baby 5. Post-traumatic stress measured using the Post-Traumatic Stress Checklist (PCL-5) at 6 weeks (+/- 3 days) after delivery of the baby 6. Depression measured using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Score (EPDS) at 6 weeks (+/- 3 days) after delivery of the baby | — |
Countries
Australia, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Wales
Outcome results
None listed