The Effect of Chewing Gum and Use of Stress Balls on Perception of Labor Pain, Fear of Birth, and Duration of Delivery

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Labor Pain; Birth Satisfaction; Duration of Birth
• Interventions: Other: stress ball; Other: chewing gum

• Registration Number: NCT05380258
• Lead Sponsor: Kastamonu University

Brief Summary

This study was conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study. This study was planned to determine the effects of chewing gum and using a stress ball on the perception of labor pain, duration of labor and birth satisfaction. The population of the study consisted of primiparous mothers who applied to the hospital. This study was planned to determine the effects of chewing gum and using a stress ball on the perception of labor pain, duration of labor and birth satisfaction. The study was carried out in two stages. In the first stage, the data were collected in the delivery room, and in the second stage, the postpartum satisfaction levels of the mothers were measured in the postpartum service. The sample number of the investigators' study was determined as 96. Visual analog scale, birth satisfaction scale and birth follow-up form were used for the data of our study.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-05-05
• Primary Completion: 2021-06-05
• Study First Submitted: 2022-05-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-05-14
• Study First Posted: 2022-05-18
• Study Completion: 2022-06-05
• Status Verified: 2023-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-03-03
• Last Update Posted: 2023-03-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 96

Inclusion Criteria

• Being primiparous to be in due time
• To have spontaneous vaginal delivery
• Ability to communicate verbally be between the ages of 18-35
• Not having a risky pregnancy
• Having a single fetus in the vertex position
• Having started contractions and continuing regularly
• Being in the latent phase of action (0-4 cm dilatation)
• Not having used any analgesia or using any pain medication to reduce pain during labor

Exclusion Criteria

• Mothers who have a cesarean section decision
• Risky Pregnant
• Multiple Pregnancies
• Multiparous pregnant women

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
stress ball	stress ball	Pregnant women with 4-5 cm cervical dilatation were asked to tighten the ball for 5 seconds and relax for 2 seconds within 20 minutes when their contractions came, and when the cervical opening was 6-8 cm, they were asked to tighten the ball for 5 seconds and relax for 2 seconds within 20 minutes.
chewing gum	chewing gum	Pregnant women with 4-5 cm cervical dilatation started chewing gum as soon as their contractions came and they chewed gum for 20 minutes. and when the cervical dilation was 6-8 cm, they chewed gum again for 20 minutes.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
labor pain	Visual Analog scale I for labor pain was applied in 0-3 cm , Visual Analog Scale II in 4-5 cm and Visual Analog Scale III was applied in 6-8 cm cervical dilatation. The study continues through study completion, an average of 1 year
Duration of labor	A birth follow-up form was used from the beginning of cervical dilatation to delivery.
birth satisfaction	satisfaction form used postpartum at the 4th hour

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Şahika Şimşek Çetinkaya; 🇹🇷 Merkez, Kastamonu, Turkey