U.S., Oct. 6 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07858084) titled 'Shared Decision-Making During Anesthesia Consent for Elective Cesarean Delivery' on Sept. 29.
Brief Summary: Shared decision-making (SDM) is the accepted ethical and legal standard for informed consent, but it is not known how it operates in anesthesia consent for cesarean delivery. Neuraxial anesthesia is recommended for most cesarean deliveries, and many anesthesiologists therefore present it as the only primary option, with general anesthesia (GA) available only as a rescue. Others present GA as a genuine alternative the patient can choose. This study will observe the existing variation in practice and will not change care. A trai...