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Therapeutic Touch on Labour Pain, Anxiety and Childbirth Attitude

NCT04543487 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2026-02-20

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Summary

Introduction: Touching ensures physical, emotional and spiritual relaxation, confidence, peace, calmness and well-being, and increases self-esteem. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of therapeutic touch on labour pain, anxiety and childbirth attitude.

Methods: The sample of this randomized controlled experimental research consisted of 80 (intervention group: 40; control group: 40) women. Data were collected using a Personal Information Form, Visual Analogue Scale, State Anxiety Inventory and Childbirth Attitudes Questionnaire.

Conditions

  • First Pregnancy
  • Vaginal Delivery

Interventions

OTHER

Therapeutic touch

Therapeutic touch was applied twice to the women in the intervention group in addition to routine practices. The first application was performed in the active phase of the first stage of labour, and the second was done in the second stage of labour.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cumhuriyet University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-07-01
Primary Completion
2019-12-30
Completion
2019-12-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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