Influence of Kinesiology Taping Application on Severity of Signs and Symptoms in Breast Engorgement at Early Lactation Stage.
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Sponsor
- Żelazna Medical Centre, LLC
- Enrollment
- 60
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- 6 point self-rated breast engorgement scale
Overview
Brief Summary
The aim of the research is to asses the efficacy of kinesiology taping application in breast engorgement in early postpartum stage.
Kinesiology application will be performed by women's health physiotherapist. Patient's perceived improvement and milk outflow following application will be assessed.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 45 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •cesarian section or vaginal delivery
- •delivery between 37 and 41 gestational week
- •signs and symptoms of breast engorgement (significant increase of breast between 2nd and 10th day postpartum, pain, obstructed milk outflow)
- •VAS 4 and more
- •volume of milk outflow less than 20ml
- •6 point self-rated engorgement scale between 3 and 6
Exclusion Criteria
- •age less than 18 and more than 45
- •patients after extensive surgical breast intervention or having breast implants
- •allergy to kinesiology taping
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
6 point self-rated breast engorgement scale
Time Frame: assessment at the baseline
assesment of breast engorgement, range 1-6, higher values represent worse outcomes
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) change from baseline till 24 hours after intervention
Time Frame: assessment at the baseline 24 hours after intervention
Pain assesment by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS scale), range 0-10, higher numbers represents worse outcome.
The Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale
Time Frame: assessment at the baseline
assessment of mother's attitude to breastfeeding
Human milk outflow change from baseline till 24 hours after intervention
Time Frame: assessment at the baseline and 24 hours after intervention
Assesment of milk outflow based on infant body mass increase
5 point perceived improvement scale
Time Frame: assessment 24 hours after intervention
assessment of improvement of signs and symptoms of breast engorgement range 1-5, higher values represent worse outcomes
Secondary Outcomes
- Human milk outflow change from baseline till 3 hours after intervention(assessment at the baseline and 3 hours after intervention)
- Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) change from baseline till 3 hours after intervention(assessment at the baseline 3 hours after intervention)
- 5 point perceived improvement scale(assessment 3 hours after intervention)
Investigators
Anna Jakóbik
Physiotherapist
Żelazna Medical Centre, LLC