Understanding & improving recovery after Cesarean birth through a digital platform (C-Care 2)

Help researchers at UBC understand and improve recovery after Cesarean birth through digital surveys.

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About the study

Principal investigator

Dr. Janny Ke

Clinical Assistant Professor

Area(s) of medical focus

Health Evaluation & Outcomes

Surgical

Pregnancy & birthing

Women's Health

Condition(s)

Chronic pain

Postoperative pain

Perinatal depression

Period of enrollment

2024-05-06 - 2024-08-31

Participating sites

St. Paul's Hospital

Purpose of trial

After Cesarean delivery, patients may have health problems. We want to learn about these issues to help guide our research, and to improve patient health. We are doing this study to learn more about the experiences of people in the year after their cesarean delivery. 

We want to learn:

  1. How many people will fill out health questionnaires online about quality of life, pain, and depression 
  2. How people feel about quality of life, pain, and depression after Cesarean delivery 
  3. If people liked the digital platform and how they used it

If you enroll in the study, we will send three types of questionnaires to complete at different times over the first postpartum year, in addition to an initial information form and a feedback questionnaire at the end. Each of these questionnaires should take no more than 5 minutes of your time. We encourage you to complete as many of the questionnaires as you are able as this will provide us with a better understanding of your experience. The questionnaires that are part of the study are asking about: patient information, quality of life, postnatal depression, pain and feedback on the study. If you complete all of the questionnaires, you will receive a $25 gift card.

Eligibility

  • 19 years or older
  • Have recently had or are about to have a cesarean delivery
  • Can read and write in English

Contact information

Co-Investigators

Dr. Alana Flexman - Anesthesia Research Director, advisor
Dr. Ainsley Sutherland (SPH Transitional Pain Clinic), Pain Advisor
Sihao Gao (PhD student)
Dr. Lang Wu (Statistician - longitudinal analysis professor)
Dr. Valerie Rychel (Obstetrician, PHC), Advisor
Dr. Marianne Vidler - Advisor
Dr. Anton Chau (Director of Obstetric Anesthesia, PHC), Advisor, Site lead for BCWH
Drs. Susan Lee and Barry Thorneloe - Site lead for RCH, Fraser Health
Dr. Michelle Mozel - research coordinator for RCH site
Dr. Jason Burrows - Site lead for Surrey Memorial, Fraser Health

Additional Information

Study Phase

Phase 1

Study Type

Observational