Could a cellphone be the key to a calmer C-Section?
NCT ID NCT07759726
First seen Aug 12, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial asks whether letting mothers use their personal cellphones during a planned C-section under spinal anesthesia can lower anxiety and stress and improve satisfaction. About 82 low-risk pregnant women will be randomly assigned to either use their phones freely during surgery or follow standard hospital practice. Anxiety is measured before, during, and within 24 hours after delivery, and satisfaction with the birth experience is also assessed. The goal is to see if a simple, low-cost intervention can make cesarean deliveries a more positive experience.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Unrestricted personal cellphone use during elective cesarean section under spinal anesthesia
- What this could lead to
- If it works, allowing cellphone use during a C-section could become a simple, low-cost way to ease maternal anxiety and improve the birth experience.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial, and the benefit may be modest or not apply to all mothers. Cellphone use must not interfere with surgical sterility or monitoring, and results may not generalize beyond low-risk, elective cases.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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82 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Finished
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Jun 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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 to 45 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Low-risk pregnant patients scheduled for Cesarean section under spinal anesthesia, who are literate and able to provide an informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing normal vaginal deliveries. * Patients who underwent emergency Cesarean sections. * Non-Lebanese patients. * High-risk pregnancies, as determined by medical assessment. * Patients diagnosed with pre-existing anxiety disorders. * Patients for whom spinal anesthesia was difficult to perform (requiring more than two attempts for successful administration). * Patients receiving sedation during the procedure.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hammoud Hospital University Medical Center (HHUMC)
Sidon, Lebanon
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