Effect of slow stroke back massages on anxiety and maternal vital signs

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Conditions: Anxiety.
Generalized anxiety disorder

Registration Number: IRCT201506042248N15

Lead Sponsor: Iran University of Medical Sciences, vice chancellor for research

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: Female

Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

age between 18 to 45 years; primiparus mothers; of literacy; normal vaginal delivery without the use of tools; Healthy singleton infant? not smoking and drug abuse; no history of chronic and acute systemic disease; no history of mental health problems or hospitalization due to mental health problems; not using drugs and epidural anesthesia during labor and after childbirth; the absence of ulceration, infection or any other injury that prevents back massage; delivery 4 hours ago; before 18 hours after birth; willing women to participate in research; breastfeeding; no accidents in the last 3 months for the individual and first degree relatives; no history of infertility; a normal process in the delivery; Exclusion criteria: the occurrence of any adverse events during the intervention of the desired sensitivity to oil; Mother's unwillingness to cooperate; allodynia

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Blood pressure. Timepoint: Before the intervention; immediately after the intervention. Method of measurement: mercury sphygmomanometer; mmHg.;Heart rate. Timepoint: Before the intervention; immediately after the intervention. Method of measurement: Stethoscope; beats per minute.;Anxiety. Timepoint: Before the intervention; after the intervention. Method of measurement: The Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI).;Respiration. Timepoint: Before the intervention; immediately after the intervention. Method of measurement: Observed movements of the chest; the number per minute.;Temperature. Timepoint: Before the intervention; immediately after the intervention. Method of measurement: Oral thermometer; ° C.

Secondary Outcome Measures