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Non-Pharmacological Method to Relieve Back Pain

NCT05893355 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2023-12-18

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Summary

The study will be carried out in a randomized controlled manner in order to examine the effectiveness of acupressure applied in the late postpartum period in postpartum women who have had back pain and have had a cesarean delivery. The sample of the study will consist of 70 participants who applied to the family health center between 05.06.2023 and 05.12.2024, who had cesarean birth registered in the central family health center in Kocaeli province Kandıra district, who met the research criteria and agreed to participate in the research. Data in the research; It will be collected using the 'Participant Information Form', 'VAS (Visual Analog Scale for Evaluating Back Pain)', 'McGill Pain Questionnaire (Short Form)'. Participants in the acupressure group will be given 2 times acupressure application in the 1st week and 4th week postpartum. No application will be made to the participants in the control group. The research is planned to be carried out after obtaining the necessary institutional and ethical committee permissions.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Acupressure group

Application to Acupressure Group * Participants in this group will be interviewed for the first time at postpartum week 1, and for the second time between 4-6 weeks postpartum. The application will be explained and a voluntary consent form will be signed. * Participant Information Form will be filled in by the researcher by face-to-face interview. * The VAS, which will be applied to the puerperant women for the first time in the first week of the postpartum week and for the second time between the 4th-6th weeks, will be filled by the participant just before the application to evaluate the back pain. * The VAS Evaluating Back Pain after the application will be filled in by the participant. * The participant will be informed that the study has been completed.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kocaeli University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mukerrem Sisman, Midwife · Kocaeli Kandıra Family Health Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-06-05
Primary Completion
2023-10-25
Completion
2023-12-13

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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