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Non-pharmacological Resources in Assisting Labor

NCT01389128 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2019-07-19

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Summary

The proposed project will be conducted to evaluate the influence of application resources associated with non-pharmacological during labor for pain relief and accelerated phase of expansion. Although mothers' access to resources for non-pharmacological pain relief during labor is recommended, is not seen as the application of routine obstetric practice, although it has been demonstrated benefits and scientific evidence with your application. It is believed that the implementation of associated application of non-pharmacological resources in assisting the labor can be introduced into daily practice in various hospitals in the country, minimizing pain and favoring the shorter duration of labor, decrease in use of painkillers and inductors, resulting in a reduction of complications, improves the comfort of the mother making her birth experience more satisfying and rewarding, being assisted with security and trained by multidisciplinary teams.

Conditions

  • Labour Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Non-pharmacological resources

A sequence of non-pharmacological resources were applied to the patient by the researcher according to uterine cervical dilation, as follows: * Pelvic mobility on the exercise ball oriented and accompanied by the researcher for 40 minutes; * Lumbosacral massage for a period of 40 minutes, when dilation was between 5 and 6 cm. During the procedure, the woman in labor was allowed to freely choose the most comfortable position; and, * Warm shower with the water flow directed to the lower-back of the woman in labor, for 40 minutes, when uterine cervical dilation was equal to or higher than 7cm.

OTHER

Routine care

Routine care of the institution performed by the staff, without the presence of the researcher that included offering a balanced meal, continuous support with the presence of a partner or family throughout labor, use of oxytocin when prescribed by the staff, use of drug analgesia when requested by the patient.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Sao Paulo

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Silvana M Quintana, professor · Faculty of Medicine of São Paulo University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-10-31
Primary Completion
2012-07-31
Completion
2012-07-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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