Duration of analgesia of the perineum with ice packs after childbirth
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Perineal pain. Perineal pain interference in daily activities: sitting, walking, urination, defecation, sleeping, breastfeeding and caring for the newborn.C10.597.617A01.719E02.831.067
- Registration Number
- RBR-9vmkcb
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade de São Paulo
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruitment completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
equal to or greater than 18 years old;
at least one vaginal delivery prior to the current;
Current normal delivery;
term pregnancy (between 37 and 41 weeks and 6 days gestational age);
single live fetus and cephalic presentation;
not have received the analgesic prior to study entry three hours;
be within 6 to 24 h post-partum;
not have received spinal and / or epidural anesthesia;
refer largest perineal pain or equal to 3 on a scale at the time of study enrollment;
have had RN in good clinical condition;
not show clinical or obstetric complications;
not present difficulties of communication or understanding of the English language.
Exclusion Criteria
Receiving analgesic or anti-inflammatory until 120 min after the use of cryotherapy.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Perineal analgesia immediately after application of ice packs and maintenance for 2 hours after application, verified by the numerical pain scale, from the observation of a reduction of at least 30% in pre measurements, post intervention and 2 hours later.;The intensity of the perineal pain showed significant reduction after the application of ice pack and kept for 2 hours, indicating the remaining analgesic effect during this period.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method