Effect of sanyinjiao- hegu points pressure on labor pain and delivery length in nulliparous wome
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- abor pain.Single spontaneous delivery
- Registration Number
- IRCT201106143027N5
- Lead Sponsor
- Research Deputy of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 84
Inclusion Criteria
Nulliparous women, age 18-35 years, gestational age 37-42 weeks, single pregnancy, four cm dilatation or before, cephalic presentation, membranes intact at the initial examination or rupture of membranes less than 6 hours, spontaneous onset of uterine contractions, lack of high-risk pregnancy, fetus weight less than 4000 gram and lack of lesion in sanyinjiao- hego points. Exclusion criteria: any need to emergency intervention in mother and fetus and cancel to continue working.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method abor pain. Timepoint: Before and after intervention in 4, 6, 8 and 10 cm dilatations. Method of measurement: 10 cm visual analogue scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Duration of the active phase of labor. Timepoint: From 4 cm cervical dilatation to full dilatation. Method of measurement: Vaginal examination.;Duration of second stage of labor. Timepoint: From full cervical dilatation to expulsion. Method of measurement: Vaginal examination.