Can an AI chatbot calm nerves before a C-Section as well as a doctor?
NCT ID NCT07762534
First seen Aug 13, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether an AI-based system can provide preoperative counseling for elective cesarean delivery as effectively as a physician. Women scheduled for a C-section will be randomly assigned to receive either standard doctor-led counseling or AI-delivered counseling with the same information. Researchers will measure anxiety levels, understanding of the procedure, and satisfaction before and after the counseling to see if the AI approach can match or improve upon the traditional method.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-based preoperative counseling system
- What this could lead to
- If effective, AI-based counseling could offer a scalable, consistent way to prepare women for cesarean delivery, potentially reducing anxiety and improving informed consent.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial (50 participants) and may not reflect broader populations. AI counseling may lack the empathy and personal touch of human interaction, and results may not generalize.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Women aged 18 years or older * Singleton pregnancy * Third trimester of pregnancy * Scheduled for elective cesarean delivery * Full proficiency in written and spoken Hebrew Exclusion Criteria: * Non-elective cesarean delivery (urgent or emergency cesarean delivery) that does not allow completion of the counseling process and study questionnaires * Known anxiety disorder or depression * Cognitive impairment * Insufficient Hebrew language proficiency to independently complete study questionnaires * Multiple gestation pregnancy * Known fetal anomaly or significant fetal pathology diagnosed before delivery
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Wolfson medical center
Holon, Israel
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