The Effect of Chewing Gum and Use of Stress Balls on Perception of Labor Pain, Fear of Birth, and Duration of Delivery

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

96 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-05-05

Study Completion Date

2022-06-05

Brief Summary

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This study was conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study. This study was planned to determine the effects of chewing gum and using a stress ball on the perception of labor pain, duration of labor and birth satisfaction. The population of the study consisted of primiparous mothers who applied to the hospital. This study was planned to determine the effects of chewing gum and using a stress ball on the perception of labor pain, duration of labor and birth satisfaction. The study was carried out in two stages. In the first stage, the data were collected in the delivery room, and in the second stage, the postpartum satisfaction levels of the mothers were measured in the postpartum service. The sample number of the investigators' study was determined as 96. Visual analog scale, birth satisfaction scale and birth follow-up form were used for the data of our study.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Labor Pain Birth Satisfaction Duration of Birth

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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chewing gum

Pregnant women with 4-5 cm cervical dilatation started chewing gum as soon as their contractions came and they chewed gum for 20 minutes. and when the cervical dilation was 6-8 cm, they chewed gum again for 20 minutes.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

chewing gum

Intervention Type OTHER

Pregnant women with 4-5 cm cervical dilatation were asked to squeeze the ball for 5 seconds and loosen it for 2 seconds as soon as their contractions came and within 20 minutes, and when the cervical opening was 6-8 cm, they chewed gum again for 20 minutes.

stress ball

Pregnant women with 4-5 cm cervical dilatation were asked to tighten the ball for 5 seconds and relax for 2 seconds within 20 minutes when their contractions came, and when the cervical opening was 6-8 cm, they were asked to tighten the ball for 5 seconds and relax for 2 seconds within 20 minutes.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

stress ball

Intervention Type OTHER

Pregnant women with 4-5 cm cervical dilatation were asked to tighten the ball for 5 seconds and relax for 2 seconds within 20 minutes when their contractions came, and when the cervical opening was 6-8 cm, they were asked to tighten the ball for 5 seconds and relax for 2 seconds within 20 minutes.

Control Group

standard care

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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stress ball

Pregnant women with 4-5 cm cervical dilatation were asked to tighten the ball for 5 seconds and relax for 2 seconds within 20 minutes when their contractions came, and when the cervical opening was 6-8 cm, they were asked to tighten the ball for 5 seconds and relax for 2 seconds within 20 minutes.

Intervention Type OTHER

chewing gum

Pregnant women with 4-5 cm cervical dilatation were asked to squeeze the ball for 5 seconds and loosen it for 2 seconds as soon as their contractions came and within 20 minutes, and when the cervical opening was 6-8 cm, they chewed gum again for 20 minutes.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Being primiparous to be in due time
* To have spontaneous vaginal delivery
* Ability to communicate verbally be between the ages of 18-35
* Not having a risky pregnancy
* Having a single fetus in the vertex position
* Having started contractions and continuing regularly
* Being in the latent phase of action (0-4 cm dilatation)
* Not having used any analgesia or using any pain medication to reduce pain during labor