Sacral Massage With a Tennis Ball on Labor Pain and Comfort During the Intrapartum Period
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: sacral massage with tennis ball.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Pain Management, Birth Comfort, Massage Effect, Labor Pain. Basic parameters: from 18 years · Female.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- Next step
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Official title
The Effect of Sacral Massage With a Tennis Ball on Labor Pain and Comfort During the Intrapartum Period
Overview
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.
Detailed description
Pregnant women hospitalized in the maternity unit will be evaluated for compliance with the inclusion criteria. Women who meet the inclusion criteria and are willing to participate in the study will be randomized according to the simple random numbers table and the study group will be determined by the researcher by drawing lots. The purpose and stages of the study will be explained verbally to the women whose group is determined and the women will be asked to read and sign the Informed Voluntary Consent Form. Then, the Pregnancy Identification Form will be filled in by the researchers using the face-to-face interview method. Then the massage will be explained to the pregnant women in the experimental group and they will be asked to evaluate the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) before the procedure. While performing this application, the researcher will apply pressure to the sacral region with a tennis ball in a circular motion in a way 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 to mark the Birth Comfort Scale.
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
Primary outcome measures
- Labor pain [Time frame: Cervical dilatation will assses from 5-6 cm, 7-8 cm and 9-10 cm until delivery.]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- birth comfort [Time frame: Cervical dilatation will assses from 5-6 cm, 7-8 cm and 9-10 cm until delivery.]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- To be able to read and write Turkish,
- Being over 18 years old
- Being primiparous
- Singular foetus and head presentation
- Pregnancy at term (37-42 weeks)
- Those without risk factors during pregnancy
- Being in the active phase of labour in stage 1
- Women without any chronic diseases
- Those without a diagnosed psychiatric illness
- To agree to participate in the research
Exclusion criteria
- 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
- The pregnant woman has spine and bone structure problems.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Triple blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06898580 · IUC-EBE-EA-01