The Effect of Acupressure on Labor Pain and Anxiety Levels During Labor in Primiparas Women
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 60
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Anxiety level
研究概览
简要总结
the effect of acupressure on labor pain and anxiety levels during labor in primiparas women
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 20 Years 至 30 Years(Adult)
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Primiparas women aged from 20 to 30 years old,
- •gestational age of between 37 and 40 weeks according to ultrasonography.
- •A fetal weight of between 2500 and 3500 g according to ultrasonography or clinical examination .
- •They are transferred to labor room if active labor is in progress (defined as cervical dilatation 3 cm and the presence of regular uterine contraction,
- •having a single and healthy fetus in the vertex position
排除标准
- •who were needing an emergency C-section.
- •Women having a current or previous high-risk pregnancy
- •who have experienced pregnancy complications
- •Women with a systemic disease during pregnancy . Women with a psychological disorder
研究组 & 干预措施
acupressure
Pressures were applied on three points consecutively, firstly on two points bilaterally Hugo point (LI4) and He-7 (Shenmen), then pressure was applied on sanyinjiao (SP6)
干预措施: acupressure (Procedure)
sham acupressure
干预措施: sham acupressure (Procedure)
结局指标
主要结局
Anxiety level
时间窗: about one hour
To measure anxiety, the Spiberger inventory questionnaire will be used
labor pain
时间窗: about one hour
labor pain will be assessed using visual analogue scale. . It employs a 10-cm ruler scale with no pain sign at one end and the most intense pain sign at the other to allow users to assess their own pain
次要结局
- blood pressure response(about one hour)
- pulse rate response(about one hour)
研究者
Mona Mohamed Taha
Assistant professor
Cairo University
