The Effect of Lower Back Massage on Perceived Labor Pain

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Labor Pain
• Interventions: Procedure: lower back massage

• Registration Number: NCT05222867
• Lead Sponsor: Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Brief Summary

The aim of the study was to assesment the change in pain scores with lower back massage, a non-pharmacological method, on perceived labor pain in the early active phase of the first stage of labor.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-12-01
• Primary Completion: 2020-07-30
• Study Completion: 2020-07-30
• Study First Submitted: 2021-12-14
• Status Verified: 2022-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-01-31
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-01-31
• Study First Posted: 2022-02-03
• Last Update Posted: 2022-02-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• The study group consisted of pregnant women who were at 37-40 weeks of pregnancy,
• had cervical dilatation of 4-6 cm,
• had a single, live, and vertex fetus,
• had an uncomplicated pregnancy,
• had no contraction anomalies,
• could communicate in Turkish
• planned for a vaginal delivery.

Exclusion Criteria

• with cognitive dysfunction
• using narcotic analgesics or sedative drugs
• had any contraindications for applying a back massage

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention	lower back massage	pregnant women undergoing lower back massage

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
assessment of change in pain scores with lower back massage	Change in perceived labor pain scores in an average of 30 minutes (During the lower back massage application)	Lower back massage is a non-pharmacological method to reduce perceived labor pain.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Burcu Tuncer Yilmaz; 🇹🇷 Eskişehir, Turkey