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Effectiveness of Warm Packs, Perineal Massage and Hands Off During Labour in the Perineal Outcomes.

NCT02588508 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 201

Last updated 2015-11-20

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Summary

This study evaluates the effectiveness of warm packs, perineal massage and hands off, during labour, in the perineal outcomes. The perineal outcomes are perineal tears, grade of perineal tears, need of suture, perineal edema, perineal pain, use of drugs for perineal pain, and satisfaction with the technique used.

Conditions

  • Perineal Tear

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Warm packs

: The warm packs are held in the mother's perineum during birth. The warm packs are changed as needed to maintain warmth.

PROCEDURE

Perineal massage

The perineal massage will be gently held in the longitudinal direction of the muscle fibers, with movements of the thumb and forefinger, like "count coins".

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Caroline WS Ferreira, PHD · Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-04-30
Primary Completion
2015-12-31
Completion
2016-01-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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