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

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03171896

Acronym

LaborClown

Enrollment

Registered

2017-05-31

Start date

2017-11-01

Completion date

2018-12-31

Last updated

2017-05-31

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Conditions

Affective Symptoms

Brief summary

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

Detailed description

The investigators plan to administer questionnaires to women who will agree to host a clown during their labor and to compare the feedback to those from women who did not.

Interventions

OTHERclown

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

OTHERSham

No clown will be present in the room during labor

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Singleton pregnancy, Older than 18 years, Younger than 40 years, uncomplicated pregnancy

Exclusion criteria

Pregnancy complicated by PET, premature contractions Muktiple pregnancy, Older than 40 years, Younger than 18 years

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Mood and satisfaction after labor	the day after delivery	Women will answer questionairs which will be summarized and analyzed

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026