Auricular Acupuncture as Effective Pain Relief After Episiotomy: A Prospective Interventional Randomized Parallel Single-center Study
Phase 3
- Conditions
- R10.2Pelvic and perineal pain
- Registration Number
- DRKS00014691
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Center Sestre milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
The study included:
1. healthy pregnant women
2. over 18 years of age,
3. a minimum of 36 weeks gestation
4. that underwent mediolateral episiotomy during vaginal delivery.
Sixty patients were included in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
1. any previously recorded illness during pregnancy,
2. underage patients,
3. refusal to submit to acupuncture.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Primary outcome measures were pain intensity (VAS score) immediately after birth, 2 hours after birth, during the first 3 days-at rest and activity.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary outcome measures were the need for analgesics, the amount of given analgesics, and the number of analgesic repetitions during the day.