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Effect of acupressuer on labor pai

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
labor pain.
Registration Number
IRCT2013112415526N1
Lead Sponsor
Vice Chancellor for research, Hormozgan university of medical sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
250
Inclusion Criteria

The inclusion criteria: pregnant women with gestational age of 37-42 weeks with cephalic presentation and 4-5 cm cervical dilatation in active phase of spontaneous onset of labor; singleton pregnancy, with no history of medical disease, history of infertility, previous pelvic surgery, cesarean section; lack of any problem during present gestation; rupture of membranes over 6 hours; presence of meconium in the amniotic fluid; inappropriate pelvic; taking narcotic within the past 8 hours; over 8 cm cervical dilatation, and any fetal distress. If a subject requires undergoing caesarean section or needing for labor augmentation with oxytocin, or don’t like to continue, will exclude from the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain relife. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Then various intervals after the intervention (30 minutes after intervention, 1 h after treatment and every hour until delivery),. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
enght of labor. Timepoint: first & second stage of labor. Method of measurement: minute.
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