Sacral Massage With a Tennis Ball on Labor Pain and Comfort During the Intrapartum Period
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18+
SponsorIstanbul University - Cerrahpasa
About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
To be able to read and write Turkish,
Being over 18 years old
Being primiparous
Singular foetus and head presentation
Disqualifiers
If the participant wishes to leave the study voluntarily
Administration of any analgesic medication to reduce pain during labour
Development of any of the unexpected maternal-fetal risk conditions during labour
Having a caesarean section for any reason
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
sacral massage with tennis ball
Other interventionWhen 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.
Treatment groups
140 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: sacral massage with a tennis ballActive comparator 1 intervention
Group B: control groupsNo intervention 0 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Labor pain
Visual Analog Scale (VAS) is a scale to measure pain and other subjective symptoms. It was as first introduced by Hayes and Patterson in 1921. The Scale maximum point is 10 and minimum point is zero. And as the scale score increases, the pain measure also increases.When cervical dilatation is 5-6 cm, the pregnant woman is asked to mark her pain score on a VAS (Visual Analog Scale) score from one to ten, and then massage is applied. After 30 minutes of massage, the pregnant woman is asked to rate the pain score on the VAS (Visual Analog Scale).
Time frame
Cervical dilatation will assses from 5-6 cm, 7-8 cm and 9-10 cm until delivery.Secondary outcomes
1
birth comfort
Childbirth Comfort Questionnaire is a scale for assessing childbirth comfort. The validity and reliability of the scale was made by Potur et al. in 2014. The Scale maximum point is 45 and minumum point is nine. And as the scale score increases, the comfort level also increases. When cervical dilatation is 5-6 cm, the pregnant woman is asked to check the appropriate options on the 9-item scale on the CCQ. We want this procedure to be done three times in total when the pregnant woman is 5-6 cm, 7-8 cm and 9-10 cm.
Time frame
Cervical dilatation will assses from 5-6 cm, 7-8 cm and 9-10 cm until delivery.Locations
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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