Effects of electrical nerve stimulation during the first stage of labor

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: abor pain among pregnant women during the first stage of labor; Pregnancy and Childbirth

• Registration Number: ISRCTN23857995

Brief Summary

2021 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33627077/ (added 26/02/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2017-06-30
• Study Start: 2020-12-11
• Last Update Posted: 8 March 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 326

Inclusion Criteria

1. Pregnant women volunteers aged 18 years and above
2. At term (37-42 weeks gestation age)
3. Primipara and multipara with no complications during the antenatal period
4. Established an active stage of labor
5. A single viable fetus in cephalic presentation

Exclusion Criteria

1. Preterm labor
2. Malpresentation
3. Cephalopelvic disproportion
4. Precipitated labor
5. Previous history of cesarean section
6. Antepartum hemorrhage
7. Any medical complications
8. Known fetal abnormalities
9. Multiple gestations
10. Women in the advanced stage of labor
11. Psychiatric disorders
12. Previous history of using TENS
13. Skin lesions on the electrodes' application sites

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified