Deep Tissue Massage on Pain and Comfort After Cesarean

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

81 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-05-10

Study Completion Date

2019-12-17

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study to determine the effect of deep tissue massage applied to the back on pain and comfort after cesarean section. Personal information form was used as data collection form, Visual Analog Scala was used to assess pain, and Postpartum Comfort Questionnaire was used to assess comfort.

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Detailed Description

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Material and Method

This research was conducted between May 2019 and November 2019 in Inonu University Turgut Ozal Medical Center Training and Research Hospital. When power analysis was performed, the sample size was calculated to be at least 81 women for each group (81 experiments, 81 controls). Experimental group received deep tissue massage twice at 11st and 23rd hours after cesarean section. Data collection form for experimental and control groups before the first massage; Visual Analog Scala was applied four times before and after both massages. After the second massage, both groups were re-administered. Descriptive statistics and independent t-test were used for data analysis.

Conditions

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Cesarean Section Pain, Postoperative Massage Comfort Midwifery

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Deep tissue massage

deep tissue massage applied group

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

deep tissue massage

Intervention Type OTHER

DTM was applied to participants in the experimental group twice (at the 10th and 22nd h) after cesarean

Standard of care

group without deep tissue massage

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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deep tissue massage

DTM was applied to participants in the experimental group twice (at the 10th and 22nd h) after cesarean

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Pain severity is 45 mm or more according to the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS),
* Having a single and healthy newborn,
* Does not respond negatively to any attempt to touch like massage,
* Women whose tissue integrity is complete and healthy in the area to be massaged were included in the sample.

Exclusion Criteria

* Those with cesarean section with general anesthesia,
* Any problems diagnosed before birth and at birth (such as oligohydramnios, preeclampsia, heart disease, diabetes, placenta previa)
* Any complications related to the mother and baby in the postpartum period (bleeding, hypertension, babies taken to the neonatal intensive care unit, etc.),
* Those who received repeat doses other than routine narcotic analgesics (0.5 mg in the first 30 minutes) were not included in the study.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes