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When pain strikes during C-Section: what Women's stories reveal

NCT ID NCT06669156

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Sygehus Lillebaelt Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Aug 14, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026

Summary

This study investigates how women experience pain during a cesarean section when spinal or epidural anesthesia is not enough and they need to be put under general anesthesia. Researchers will interview women who went through this situation to understand what helped or made it worse. The goal is to learn how to better support women and improve their experience during this challenging event.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
This could lead to better ways to support women who experience pain during a C-section, improving their care and reducing the risk of trauma.
What could go wrong
This is a small, interview-based study, so its findings may not apply to all hospitals or women. It does not test a treatment, so it cannot directly change practice.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

21 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Feb 2025

Finished

Dec 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

The project encompasses all women at the participating centers who experience insufficient regional anesthesia during a cesarean section and conversion to general anesthesia. Based on experience, this occurs relatively infrequently, but is estimated to happen 5-10 times a year at each participating center. It is anticipated that some women may decline to participate in the project, and since cesarean sections occur at all times of the day and year, the project group may risk not identifying some cases. The number of women required to participate before a sufficient amount of information is obtained (as no new information is expected from subsequent interviews) is not known in advance; however, it is estimated that 20-30 women will need to participate. Therefore, the inclusion period is expected to last for one year.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Female participants only

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Women undergoing elective or emergency cesarean section, aged over 17 years * Regional (spinal or epidural or combined epidural-spinal) anesthesia converted to general anesthesia intraoperatively (i.e., after surgery has commenced) due to insufficient regional anesthesia (i.e., not for obstetric indications, such as in cases of difficult fetal extraction) Exclusion Criteria: * Does not speak Danish or English * Does not wish to participate

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As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Cesarean section complications Cesarean section pain Regional anesthesia

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Aalborg Hospital

    Aalborg, 9000, Denmark

  • Herlev Hospital

    Herlev, Denmark

  • Hillerød Hospital

    Hillerød, 3400, Denmark

  • Lillebaelt Hospital, Kolding

    Kolding, 6000, Denmark

  • Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital

    Copenhagen, Denmark

  • Roskilde Hospital

    Roskilde, 4000, Denmark

  • Viborg Hospital

    Viborg, Region Midt, Denmark

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