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Body pain in women immediately after delivery of the child

Completed
Conditions
Complication of the puerperium, unspecified,
Registration Number
CTRI/2023/09/057415
Lead Sponsor
Arshi Khanam
Brief Summary

Permission to conduct the study is obtained from Institutional Research committee  (IRC), MCHP, MAHE and from the Head of Department, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal. After obtaining the approval from Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC), Kastuba Hospital, Manipal, the study will be registered under the Clinical Trials Registry- India (CTRI). Participants will be screened in accordance with inclusion and exclusion criteria. After explaining the procedure in detail, written informed consent will be received from eligible participants. The demographic details will be recorded and BMI will be calculated. Outcome measures such as Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), Birth Satisfaction Scale- Revised (BSS-R), and 6-point Self-rated Engorgement scale will be administered on postnatal day (PND-2) for normal delivery women and postoperative day (POD-4) for Lower Segment Cesarean Section (LSCS). The data will be analysed separately for normal vaginal delivery and LSCS.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
266
Inclusion Criteria

Primigravida and Multigravida women Women delivering with normal vaginal delivery and LSCS Women in immediate postpartum period Able to read/understand kannada.

Exclusion Criteria

Mothers with preterm infant admitted in NICU​ Postpartum women diagnosed with neoplastic, traumatic, endocrine or systemic diseases Postpartum depression , diagnosed Psychiatric disorders Postpartum complications- postpartum hemorrhage, seizures, post-eclampsia​.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS)Baseline
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R)Baseline

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kasturba Hospital

🇮🇳

Udupi, KARNATAKA, India

Kasturba Hospital
🇮🇳Udupi, KARNATAKA, India
Dr Bhamini Krishna Rao
Principal investigator
8660644145
bhamini.kr@manipal.edu

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