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Yintang Acupressure During Labor in Primiparous Women

NCT07783776 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 104

Last updated 2026-08-26

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Summary

This randomized controlled study evaluated whether acupressure applied to the Yintang point during labor affects labor duration, pain, anxiety, and childbirth satisfaction in primiparous women. A total of 104 women were randomly assigned to either the Yintang acupressure group or the sham light-touch control group, with 52 participants in each group.

Participants in the intervention group received five acupressure sessions during labor and the early postpartum period. Participants in the control group received routine midwifery care and light touch at a non-therapeutic forehead location. Labor duration, pain intensity, anxiety, and childbirth satisfaction were compared between the groups.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Yintang Acupressure

Manual pressure was applied to the Yintang point at 5-6 cm, 6-7 cm, and approximately 8 cm cervical dilation, during the third stage of labor, and at 60 minutes postpartum. Each session lasted approximately 6-7 minutes.

OTHER

Sham Light Touch

Light touch was applied at a non-therapeutic forehead location at the same assessment periods and for approximately the same duration as the experimental intervention, without therapeutic pressure at the Yintang point

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Inonu University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-06-01
Primary Completion
2025-04-30
Completion
2025-12-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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