Investigating the Effect of Hand Reflexology on Postpartum pai

Not Applicable

Conditions: Postpartum uterine pain.

Registration Number: IRCT20230710058736N1

Lead Sponsor: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: Female

Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

The Research Unit is willing to Participate in the Study
Be Iranian
Be 15-45 Years Old
Body Mass Index is18/5-29/9
Be Multi-par
Be Single
Do not have a High-Risk Pregnancy (Pre-Eclampsia, Placental Abnormalities Such as Placental Abruption, Placenta Previa and Placenta Accreta, Chorioamnionitis and Diabetes with Insulin)
The Presentation of the Fetus is Cephalic
Natural Birth without Tools
Do not have Abnormal Bleeding after Delivery
The Baby's Weight Should be 2500-4000 Grams
Wounds, Burns, Fungal Infections, Warts, Varicose veins, Thickening of Skin Layers, often Yellow in Color, Numbness, and in General, do not have any Lesions or Problems in the Hands
Don't have Contagious Skin Disease on Hands such as Scabies, Chicken Pox, Jaundice
He doesn't have Mental Problems and Anxiety, he doesn't use Drugs that Affect the Nervous System
The Mother should not be Prohibited from Breastfeeding
The Intensity of the Back Pain should be Mild to Severe According to the Numerical Rating Scale of Pain
The Placenta and Membranes have not been Removed by Hand (Uterine Courage).

Exclusion Criteria

The Research Unit does not want to Continue Participating in the Research
Received Additional Treatments to Control Postpartum Bleeding (such as Oxytocin, Methylergonovine, Prostaglandin E1, Prostaglandin f2a, Blood Transfusion, Surgery)
Uterine Curettage has been Performed During the Study
The Mother is unable to Continue Breastfeeding
Receive less than 2 Times Verum or sham reflexology

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Postpartum pain. Timepoint: Within 2 hours before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, within 30, 60, and 120 minutes after the intervention and 24, 48, and 72 hours after delivery. Method of measurement: Numerical rating scale is a tool to measure the intensity of pain, which is in the form of a 10 cm ruler with 11 numbers.

Secondary Outcome Measures