The Effect of Presence of Father in the Operating Room on Quality of Recovery of the Parturient

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Conditions studied: Caesarean Section

In brief

The presence of a partner to support the mother during cesarean and vaginal deliveries is a well-established practice in most countries worldwide. It is evident that allowing the partner into the operating room during a cesarean section provides psychosocial benefits for both the mother and the partner. This study aims to investigate the effect of the presence of partner in the operating room on quality of recovery of parturients at the postoperative period.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07406607

Run by

Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University

People needed

110

Starts

2026-02-19

Expected to finish

2026-06-08

Last updated by the study team

2026-02-20

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients scheduled for an elective cesarean section.
• Patients and their partners must be literate in Turkish (able to read and write) to accurately complete the study questionnaires
• Patients and their partners must be willing and able to provide written informed consent
• Healthy pregnant women with no additional chronic or systemic diseases (comorbidities)
• The operating surgeon must have at least 5 years of professional experience and no chronic health conditions.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients undergoing emergency cesarean sections.
• Patients with any known chronic or systemic additional diseases
• Surgeons with any known chronic or systemic diseases.
• Individuals unable to read or understand the Turkish questionnaires (implied by the literacy requirement).
• Patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification of 3 or more
• Patients with history of chronic pain, chronic use of analgesic drugs, or history of opioid or intravenous drug abuse
• Patients who have refused spinal anesthesia, or those in whom it is contraindicated.
• Pregnancy with preeclampsia or eclampsia
• Pregnancy with gestational diabetes mellitus or diabetes mellitus

Where it is running

• Karaman Training and Research Hospital — Karaman, Turkey (Türkiye) (enrolling)

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