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Ice Massage Applied to SP6 Point at Labor

NCT05676879 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2023-01-09

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Summary

Purpose: In the study , it was aimed to determine the effect of ice massage applied to SP6 point during labor on labor pain, labor comfort, labor duration, and anxiety.

Design: A single blind, randomized controlled experimental trial Setting and Participants: 100 primiparas, 50 in the intervention group and 50 in the control group, with 4-5 cm cervical dilatations were included in the study. Ice massage was applied to the SP6 point of the pregnant women in the intervention group at 4-5 cm, 6-7 cm, and 8-9 cm dilatations during three contractions.

Measurement Tools: The Pregnant Information Form, VAS, the Partograph Form, Childbirth Comfort Questionnaire (CCQ), and the State Anxiety Scale were used to collect data.

Conditions

  • Labor Pain
  • Labor Comfort
  • Duration of Labor
  • Anxiety

Interventions

OTHER

Ice massage was applied to the SP6 points

Ice massage was applied to the SP6 points (SP6 point is located 3-4 fingers above the posterior malleolus bone, that is, 4 fingers above the ankle) of the pregnant women in first stage of childbirth at 4-5 cm, 6-7 cm, and 8-9 cm cervical dilatations during 3 contractions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Balikesir University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-12-01
Primary Completion
2022-07-01
Completion
2022-07-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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