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Sacral Massage With a Tennis Ball on Labor Pain and Comfort During the Intrapartum Period

NCT06898580 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 140

Last updated 2025-05-13

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Summary

Although pregnancy and labor are physiological events, the pain caused by uterine contractions during labor is among the most severe pains. This causes many women to fear labor. For this reason, control of labor pain should be one of the main goals of the care given to women in labor. Therefore, this study was designed to determine the effect of sacral massage with a tennis ball on labor pain and labor comfort in the intrapartum period.

Conditions

  • Pain Management
  • Birth Comfort
  • Massage Effect
  • Labor Pain

Interventions

OTHER

sacral massage with tennis ball

When the cervical dilatation in labor is 5-6 cm, 7-8 cm and 9-10 cm, the woman will be asked to mark the intensity of the pain she feels on the VAS scale before starting the procedure. Then, the researcher explains sacral massage to the pregnant woman. While performing this application, the researcher will apply pressure to the sacral area with a tennis ball in a circular motion so that the patient can feel but not feel pain. The application will be applied to the pregnant woman for a total of 3 contractions. 30 minutes after each procedure, the woman will be asked to mark the intensity of the pain she feels on the VAS scale and mark the Birth Comfort Scale. The research will end when a total of 70 experimental groups and 70 control groups are reached.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-06-01
Primary Completion
2025-12-01
Completion
2026-03-01

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