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The Effect of Partner Massage in Labor on Pain, Anxiety and Birth Process

NCT ID: NCT05734885

Last Updated: 2024-12-05

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

135 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-08-01

Study Completion Date

2023-08-01

Brief Summary

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H1-1 = There will be a difference between the pain levels of the partner massage group, midwife massage group, and control group following the massage application.

H1-2 = There will be a difference between the state anxiety levels of the partner massage group, midwife massage group, and control group following the massage application.

H1-3 = There will be a difference between the active phase durations of the partner massage group, midwife massage group, and control group following the massage application.

Detailed Description

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Supporting the woman with massage during the labor process reduces the severity of pain, provides general relaxation and reduces anxiety. The application of spousal massage for supportive care to the woman during the labor process can provide important positive results in terms of providing both physical and emotional support. A positive perception of birth can be strengthened by meeting women's needs at a higher level. This may contribute to effective pain management, reduction of anxiety in women, improvement of birth outcomes and positive neonatal health outcomes. When the literature is examined, it has been determined that the scope and number of studies examining the effect of partner massage in labor on pain, anxiety and birth process is very limited, and there is no study on the subject in the national literature.

Conditions

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Midwifery Labor Delivery Massage

Keywords

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Labor massage partner massage pain anxiety

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

The sample size of the study was calculated based on the results of a study aiming to determine the effect of birth dance applied with the support of a spouse and midwife during labor on birth pain and satisfaction \[19\]. It was found as 116 participants, including 39 in each group, on the G\*power 3.1.9.2 (Ver. 3.1.9.2) \[20\] software, based on an effect size of 0.71, a power of 0.95, and an alpha level of 0.05. Considering some attrition, an additional 15% was added to the sample size, and the study was planned to be conducted with 141 women (47 in the partner massage group, 47 in the midwife massage group, and 47 in the control group). During monitoring, two participants were lost from each group. Eventually, the study was completed with a total of 135 women, 45 in each group.
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Midwife Massage Experimental Group (1)

Back and sacral massage will be applied to pregnant women in labor in the application group. Massage will be applied by the research midwife. Midwife massage will be performed when cervical dilation is 5-6 cm and 8-9 cm.

Massage application time will last 20 minutes.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Back and Sacral massage massage application

Intervention Type OTHER

Massage will be applied to the pregnant woman in the position preferred by the pregnant woman. Circular movements are applied to the sacrum with the thumb. Pressure is applied to both sides of the spinal cord with the thumb. The thumb is moved towards the hip of the pregnant woman at 1.5 cm intervals, starting from the lower part of the pelvis and the sacrum. The palm is placed in direct contact with the mother's sacrum and pressure is applıed. The massage is completed by making a bunch of flowers from the sacrum upwards, towards the shoulder and around it.

Spouse Massage Experimental Group (2)

Back and sacral massage will be applied to pregnant women in labor in the application group. Massage will be applied by the spouse of the pregnant woman. Massage will be performed when cervical dilation is 5-6 cm and 8-9 cm.

Massage application time will last 20 minutes.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Back and Sacral massage massage application

Intervention Type OTHER

Massage will be applied to the pregnant woman in the position preferred by the pregnant woman. Circular movements are applied to the sacrum with the thumb. Pressure is applied to both sides of the spinal cord with the thumb. The thumb is moved towards the hip of the pregnant woman at 1.5 cm intervals, starting from the lower part of the pelvis and the sacrum. The palm is placed in direct contact with the mother's sacrum and pressure is applıed. The massage is completed by making a bunch of flowers from the sacrum upwards, towards the shoulder and around it.

Control Group

It will be perform routine practice who the women in the control group.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Back and Sacral massage massage application

Massage will be applied to the pregnant woman in the position preferred by the pregnant woman. Circular movements are applied to the sacrum with the thumb. Pressure is applied to both sides of the spinal cord with the thumb. The thumb is moved towards the hip of the pregnant woman at 1.5 cm intervals, starting from the lower part of the pelvis and the sacrum. The palm is placed in direct contact with the mother's sacrum and pressure is applıed. The massage is completed by making a bunch of flowers from the sacrum upwards, towards the shoulder and around it.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Those aged 20-35
* Term pregnancies (those at 37-41 weeks of gestation)
* Those with a single fetus
* Primiparous
* Those who do not have any risk factors during pregnancy (Preeclampsia, premature rupture of membranes, placental anomalies, macrosomic baby, etc.)
* Those who do not have any chronic disease
* Pregnant women who do not have skin disease, infection or varicose affecting the massage application.
* Pregnant women with no deterioration in skin integrity
* Those with cervical dilatation less than 4 cm
* Those who are open to communication, mentally and mentally healthy
* Those who agreed to participate in the study
* Pregnant women with a spouse who agree to apply and apply massage for the spouse/partner massage group.

Exclusion Criteria

* Those who are in the active and transitional phase of labor
* Abnormal changes in fetal heartbeats
* Unexpected complication in pregnancy and fetus
* Pregnant women who use pharmacological methods to reduce pain during labor
* Pregnant women with contraindications for massage application (deterioration of skin integrity, varicose veins, skin disease and infection)
* Pregnant women who are reluctant to continue participating in the research
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

35 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Selcuk University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ayse Nur Atas

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Ayşe Nur Ataş

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Necmettin Erbakan University, Faculty of Medicine

Locations

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Ayşe Nur Ataş

Konya, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

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0000-0003-3096-3599

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id