Effect of Foot Massage on Postpartum Comfort and Pain Level of the Mothers Who Had Vaginal Birth

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Postpartum Disorder; Massage

• Registration Number: NCT04037202
• Lead Sponsor: Ege University

Brief Summary

Background and Purpose: This study aims to investigate the effect of foot massage in the postpartum period on the need of receiving analgesic medication after assessing the postpartum comfort and pain status of the mothers who had vaginal delivery.Materials and methods: The study was completed with 66 mothers. As data collection tools, a questionnaire, Postpartum Comfort Scale (PCS), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Drug Follow-up Card (DFC) were used.

Detailed Description

Background and purpose: This study aims to investigate the effect of foot massage in the postpartum period on the need of receiving analgesic medication after assessing the postpartum comfort and pain status of the mothers who had vaginal delivery.

Materials and methods: In order to keep the number of people in balance between the groups, "block randomization" method which is one of the fixed probability randomization types was preferred. The research was completed with 66 persons, 33 in the study group and 33 in the control group. As data collection tools, a questionnaire, Postpartum Comfort Scale (PCS), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Drug Follow-up Card (DFC) were used.

Research inclusion criteria include (i) primipara mothers (who had their first birth), (ii) mothers who had normal vaginal delivery, (iii) those who had undergone episiotomy, (iv) who were volunteered to participate in the study, (v) who were on the first day of delivery (first 24 hours), (vi) who had no complications in the infant and the baby, (vii) age of whom ranged from 18 to 35, (viii) those who did not apply or receive any other complementary therapy, (ix) mothers who did not have any wound, infection or discomfort etc. on their feet, and those who can read and write.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-07-03
• Primary Completion: 2017-09-01
• Study Completion: 2017-09-01
• Status Verified: 2019-07
• Study First Submitted: 2019-07-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-07-29
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-07-29
• Study First Posted: 2019-07-30
• Last Update Posted: 2019-07-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 66

Inclusion Criteria

• primipara mothers (who had their first birth),
• mothers who had normal vaginal delivery,
• those who had undergone episiotomy,
• who were volunteered to participate in the study,
• who were on the first day of delivery (first 24 hours),
• who had no complications in the infant and the baby,
• age of whom ranged from 18 to 35,
• those who did not apply or receive any other complementary therapy,
• mothers who did not have any wound, infection or discomfort etc. on their feet,
• mothers who can read and write

Exclusion Criteria

• mothers with any systemic disease
• mothers who dislike foot massage during practice
• early discharge mothers
• mothers who applied another massage technique
• mothers who take the analgesic drug unnecessarily

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Informed Consent Form	5-10 minutes	The form consists of 31 questions about family, pregnancy, birth and newborn characteristics.This form was completed during the first meeting at the hospital.
Postpartum Comfort Scale (PCS)	5-10 minutes	In accordance with the comfort theory developed by Katharine Kolcaba in 1994, the PCS developed by Karakaplan and Yıldız (2010) consists of 34 items.A 5-point Likert-type scoring system was used to evaluate each item.Expression and scoring were made for each item ranging from "totally agree" (5 points), and "strongly disagree" (1 points).In positive sentences, "I fully agree" indicates the best comfort (5 points) and in negative sentences low comfort (1 points).Accordingly, the lowest score to be taken from the scale is 34 and the highest score is 170.
Visual Analog Scale (VAS)	Less than 1 minute	It is a single-item continuous scale consisting of a horizontal or vertical line and is usually 10 centimeters (100 mm) in length. For example, the severity of pain a patient feels ranges from "no pain" with 0 points on a line to "severe pain" with 10 points.Scoring is achieved by measuring the point the patient has marked with a ruler.Pain relief points in VAS; * Absence of pain (0-4 mm),; * Slight pain (5-44 mm),; * Moderate pain (45-74 mm); * Severe pain (75-100 mm)
Drug Follow-up Card (DFC)	About 1 minute	The researcher was prepared, this is a follow-up card in which the name and surname of the mothers, the name of the drug given to the mothers, the route of administration of the drug, date / time and dosage are indicated.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ege University; 🇹🇷 Izmir, Bornova, Turkey