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The Effect of Massage and Acupressure on Labor Pain

NCT06057116 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 66

Last updated 2023-09-28

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Summary

This research was conducted in accordance with the experimental research design to determine the effect of acupuncture and massage, which are non-pharmacological methods used in the treatment of labor pain, on the latent, active and transition stages of the first stage of labor. On labor pain and birth satisfaction. Burhan Nalbantoğlu State Hospital and Near East Hospital. There are three groups in the research sample: acupuncture, massage and control groups. A total of 66 people were reached, 22 people in each group. Massage and acupuncture were applied to the intervention groups, while pregnant women in the control group were not intervened other than routine hospital practices. Cervical dilatation was applied for 3-4, 5-7 and 8-10 cm, and massage was applied for 10 minutes each, for a total of 30 minutes. When cervical dilatation was 3-4, 5-7 and 8-10 cm, acupressure was applied for 1 minute each. The pain level perceived by the pregnant woman was evaluated with the Visual Comparison Scale (VAS), and her satisfaction with the birth was evaluated with the Birth Satisfaction Scale (DME). In comparing the Birth Satisfaction Scale scores and Postpartum Pain VAS Scores, the normal distribution of the data was examined with the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Shapiro-Wilk test and skewness-kurtosis values and it was determined that it showed a normal distribution, ANOVA was applied. Tukey test was used in further analysis for comparisons. ANCOVA was applied to compare the amount of pain changes at the beginning and end of the latent, active and transition phases according to participant groups.

Conditions

  • Labor Pain

Interventions

OTHER

massage

Massage and acupressure were applied when cervical dilatation was 3-4, 5-7 and 8-10 cm in latent active and transitional phases.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Near East University, Turkey

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-11-01
Primary Completion
2023-06-15
Completion
2023-06-15

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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