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To discover if a positive description of the procedure for an epidural can reduce the overall pain score associated with the procedure.
The study intervention consists of two separate scripts read to the patient by the anesthesiologist performing their labor epidural. One script will contain the wording "Poke and a burn" prior to subcutaneous local anesthetic administration for the epidural placement and one will contain "this is numbing medication, which will make the rest of the procedure go easier". There will be no difference in the epidural placement, medications, or the rest of the script.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Nocebo Group | Placebo Comparator | Participants in this group will receive the control treatment |
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| Positive Connotation Group | Experimental | Participants in this group will receive the experimental treatment. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Negative Connotation Langauge | Behavioral | The study intervention consists of two separate scripts read to the patient by the anesthesiologist performing their labor epidural. The control script includes language containing the wording "Poke and a burn" said prior to numbing medication for the epidural procedure. There will be no difference in the epidural placement, medications, or the rest of the script. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Max pain score during the epidural procedure | Maximum pain score will be measured using a single 11-point Numeric Rating Scale 0-10, where 0 is no pain and 10 is maximum imaginable pain. | 1 hour |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Overall satisfaction during the epidural procedure | Overall satisfaction during the epidural procedure will be measured used a 5-point likert scale: 5=very satisfied, 4=satisfied, 3=neither satisfied or dissatisfied, 2=dissatisfied, 1=very dissatisfied. | 1 hour |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Aaron Berg, MD | Contact | 612-624-9990 | bergx831@umn.edu | |
| Jonah Pearson, MD | Contact | 612-625-6659 | pears731@umn.edu |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Aaron Berg, MD | University of Minnesota | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University of Minnesota | Recruiting | Minneapolis | Minnesota | 55455 | United States |
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| Positive Connotation Language | Behavioral | The study intervention consists of two separate scripts read to the patient by the anesthesiologist performing their labor epidural. The experimental script includes language containing the wording "this is numbing medication, which will make the rest of the procedure go easier" said prior to numbing medication for the epidural procedure. There will be no difference in the epidural placement, medications, or the rest of the script. |
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