Effect of Hegu and Ciliao acupressure on labor pai
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- abor pain.Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- Registration Number
- IRCT201601283860N23
- Lead Sponsor
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 105
Inclusion Criteria
age range of 19-35 years; term pregnancy (>37 weeks of gestation); planned vaginal delivery without obstetrical or non-obstetrical complications; fetal vertex presentation; being in active phase of first-stage labor with cervical dilatation of =4 cm; presence of at least three uterine contractures within 10 minutes.
Exclusion criterion: unwillingness to continue taking part in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method abor pain. Timepoint: in three cervical dilatation stages (4-5, 6-7, and 8-10 cm), before and after intervention. Method of measurement: numerical rating scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mode of delivery. Timepoint: once-after delivery. Method of measurement: Questioner.;Neonatal Apgar Score. Timepoint: 1 and 5 minute after birth. Method of measurement: check list.