Physician vs Artificial Intelligence Counseling Before Elective Cesarean Delivery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Physician-Delivered Counseling: A complete preoperative counseling session regarding elective cesarean delivery provided by an experienced obstetrician-gynecologist according to departmental standard practice. Counseling includes information regarding the procedure, anesthesia, risks, benefits, alternatives, and recovery.

AI-Based Counseling: A standardized preoperative counseling session regarding elective cesarean delivery delivered through an artificial intelligence (AI)-based system. The counseling provides information regarding the procedure, anesthesia, risks, benefits, alternatives, and recovery. The medical content is intended to be as similar as possible to that provided in the physician counseling arm.

Study summary

This randomized controlled trial will compare two methods of providing preoperative counseling before elective cesarean delivery: counseling by an obstetrician-gynecologist and counseling delivered through an artificial intelligence (AI)-based system. The study aims to evaluate the effects of these counseling methods on patients' anxiety levels, understanding of medical information, and satisfaction with the counseling process.

Women scheduled for elective cesarean delivery will be randomly assigned to receive either standard physician counseling or AI-based counseling containing the same medical information. Anxiety, knowledge, and satisfaction will be assessed using questionnaires before and after counseling.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Change in State Anxiety (ΔSTAI-State) — Immediately before counseling and immediately after counseling during the same study visit.
  Change in anxiety level measured by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-State (STAI-State), calculated as the difference between the post-counseling score (T2) and the pre-counseling score (T1).

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