Impact of Mothers Touch Program to Improve Maternal Health After Birth

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Quality of Life; Post Partum Depression
• Interventions: Other: Mothers Touch Program; Other: Usual Care Program

• Registration Number: NCT03715218
• Lead Sponsor: NMP Medical Research Institute

Brief Summary

After the child birth most women experience major health issues such as depression, severe fatigue, back pain, perineal pain, mastitis, urinary or faecal incontinence, sexual problems and relationship problems with partners. That all lead to poorer emotional and mental health and factors contributing isolation, exhaustion and physical health problems.

'Sava Mahina (6-week period) is a traditional practice for postpartum women in India, which include special diet, lifestyle and supportive care. The current multicenter randomized controlled trial (RCT) aims to evaluate outcomes of Indian postpartum care on women.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-01-21
• Primary Completion: 2018-05-15
• Study Completion: 2018-08-12
• Status Verified: 2018-10
• Study First Submitted: 2018-10-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-10-19
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-10-19
• Study First Posted: 2018-10-23
• Last Update Posted: 2018-10-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 160

Inclusion Criteria

• Primigravida
• Healthy pregnancy
• Consent to participate

Exclusion Criteria

• Mental Health diagnosis
• Severe depression or psychosis
• Substance abuse

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Mother Touch Program	Mothers Touch Program	Post natal care provided by trained carer after the birth. 6 weeks of care included massage, special diet, physical and mental relaxations.
Usual care Program	Usual Care Program	Usual care and supervision was provided as usual.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Post-natal depression	6 weeks following child birth	Changes were assessed using Edinburgh Postnatal Depression scale

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Quality of Life	6 weeks following child birth	Quality of life was measured using Short Form-36

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

NMP Medical Reserach Institute; 🇮🇳 Jaipur, Rajasthan, India