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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN87414969
ISRCTN87414969
Completed
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Effectiveness of breathing exercises, foot reflexology and back massage (BRM) on labour pain, anxiety, duration, satisfaction, stress hormones and new-born outcomes among primigravidae during the first stage of labour in Saudi Arabia: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

mm al-Qura University0 sites225 target enrollmentMay 1, 2019

Overview

Phase
未知
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
abor
Sponsor
mm al-Qura University
Enrollment
225
Status
Completed
Last Updated
3 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

2020 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32540887/ protocol (added 17/06/2020) 2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35241937/ (added 07/06/2022)

Registry
who.int
Start Date
May 1, 2019
End Date
May 30, 2020
Last Updated
3 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
Female

Investigators

Sponsor
mm al-Qura University

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Primigravida women without any previous pregnancies such as miscarriages
  • 2\. Aged 20 to 35 years
  • 3\. At 37 to 41 weeks gestation when in labor
  • 4\. Having regular contractions with cervical dilatation of at least 6 cm
  • 5\. Regularly attended antenatal clinic from 26 to 34 weeks
  • 6\. Singleton pregnancy
  • 7\. Cephalic presentation in labor

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Diagnosed with chronic diseases before or during the pregnancy, such as cardiovascular diseases, kidney disease, diabetes, asthma, mental health or psychological disorders, epilepsy or seizures
  • 2\. Pregnancy\-related diseases, such as gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD), polyhydramnios or oligohydramnios, and deep venous thrombosis (DVT)
  • 3\. Complicated pregnancy, such as placenta\-previa, haemorrhage, fetal distress
  • 4\. Use of analgesics other than intramuscular pethidine

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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