The development and Evaluation of Smartphone Website Supporting Antenatal Perineal Massage Practice for Pregnant Wome
- Conditions
- Primiparous pregnant women
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000013979
- Lead Sponsor
- St. Luke's International University
- Brief Summary
1. Of the 161 women participants, 47 in the smartphone website group and 49 in the leaflet group completed all questionnaires. 2. Primary outcome was continuance rate (three times a week over a three week period) of antenatal perineal massage practice. The rates by a per protocol analysis were 51.1% in the smartphone website group and 51.0% in the leaflet group, respectively. There was no significant difference between the groups. Moreover, the rates by an intention to treat analysis were 29.6% in the smartphone website group and 31.3% in the leaflet group, respectively. There was also no significant difference between the groups. 3. There were no significant differences in the evaluation of perineal massage, childbirth self-efficacy, satisfaction with efforts towards childbirth, and perineal outcomes following childbirth which were measured as secondary outcomes between the groups.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 128
Not provided
Correspond to each the following in recruitment for participants at 30-33 weeks of gestation. (1) breech presentation (2) multiple pregnancy (3) Pregnant women are expected to deliver a baby by Caesarean section.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Continuation rate of antenatal perineal massage practice
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1) Evaluation of antenatal perineal massage practice 2) Satisfaction with an effort during pregnancy period 3) Childbirth self-efficacy 4) The degree of perineal trauma following childbirth