Therapeutic Touch on Labour Pain, Anxiety and Childbirth Attitude
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- First PregnancyVaginal Delivery
- Interventions
- Other: Therapeutic touch
- Registration Number
- NCT04543487
- Lead Sponsor
- Cumhuriyet University
- Brief Summary
Introduction: Touching ensures physical, emotional and spiritual relaxation, confidence, peace, calmness and well-being, and increases self-esteem. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of therapeutic touch on labour pain, anxiety and childbirth attitude.
Methods: The sample of this randomized controlled experimental research consisted of 80 (intervention group: 40; control group: 40) women. Data were collected using a Personal Information Form, Visual Analogue Scale, State Anxiety Inventory and Childbirth Attitudes Questionnaire.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
- Having a first pregnancy
- Not having a high-risk pregnancy
- Having no health problems with the baby or herself
- Having a single foetus
- Being about to have a vaginal delivery
- Not receiving infertility treatment
- Not having a chronic physical or psychiatric diagnosis
- Agreeing to participate in the research
Exclusion criterion
-Multiparity
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Control Group Therapeutic touch Group name
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Scale 6 months Visual Analogue Scale
Questionnaire 6 months Childbirth Attitudes Questionnaire
Inventory 6 months State Anxiety Inventory
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Sukran Ertekin Pinar
🇹🇷Sivas, Turkey