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The Effect of Sacral Massage on Labor

NCT03755284 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2018-12-07

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Summary

Nonpharmacologic pain control methods, which are increasingly becoming widespread in coping with the labour pain, are the methods that allow women to completely relax without using any medication and direct them to perceive the pain at the lowest level. This study was conducted to determine the effect of sacral massage, on labour pain and anxiety. This study was conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study at Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic between March and October 2016.

Hypotheses of the Study

1. Massage applied to the sacral region decreases the perception of a woman's labour pain.
2. Massage applied to the sacral region decreases the woman's levels of concern and anxiety about labour.
3. Massage applied to the sacral region increases the woman's satisfaction with the labour

Conditions

  • Labor Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Sacral Massage

● In addition to providing them with routine nursing/midwifery care, the women in the experimental group were administered a massage to the sacral region under the supervision of a doctor for 30 minutes using the effleurage (patting) ( 15 minutes) and vibration technique ( 15 minutes) in the latent (3-4 cm), active (5-7 cm) and transition (8-10 cm) phases of labour. To achieve this, the patients were placed in the left lateral position in the latent (3-4 cm), active (5-7 cm) and transition (8-10 cm) phases of labour.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Semra Çevik, phD

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Semra Çevik, phD · University of Gaziantep

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-01-25
Primary Completion
2016-10-25
Completion
2016-10-25

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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