Effects of Relaxation and Guided Imagery Training on Pain at Childbirth

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Pain at Childbirth

• Registration Number: NCT00917332
• Lead Sponsor: Hadassah Medical Organization

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether relaxation and guided imagery techniques are effective in reducing childbirth pain.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2009-06
• Study First Submitted: 2009-06-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-06-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2009-06-09
• Study First Posted: 2009-06-10
• Last Update Posted: 2009-06-10
• Study Start: 2009-08
• Primary Completion: 2009-10
• Study Completion: 2009-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 110

Inclusion Criteria

• women who carry their first child
• women that carry only one embryo
• women who speaks hebrew

Exclusion Criteria

• women who experienced complications in pregnancy.
• women who planning on having an elective Caesarean section.
• women who suffer from background systematic condition (such as high-BP, diabetes).
• women who have psychiatric background.
• women who take chronic medication that might effect childbirth, woman or baby's health.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
rating of pain experienced during childbirth on pain VAS	one time - during hospitalization after childbirth

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
rate and the starting time of receiving regional anesthesia (epidural)	at childbirth

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hadassah Ein-Kerem Haspitol; 🇮🇱 Jerusalem, Israel