Does Endorphin Massage Reduce the Anxiety of Pregnant Women?

NCT ID: NCT06342154

Last Updated: 2024-04-02

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

68 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-10-09

Study Completion Date

2024-12-10

Brief Summary

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Before cesarean section surgery, researchers will demonstrate endorphin massage to the husbands of pregnant women, and they will be asked to apply the massage before the surgery. The stress levels and pain levels of women will be compared before and after the massage.

Detailed Description

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The sample size of the research was calculated using G\*Power 3.1.9.4 software as a minimum of 34 with 95% power, 0.01 alpha, and 0.9 effect size. The sample size was planned as experimental (n=34) and control (n=34) groups. To ensure the equality of the samples in both groups, a simple randomization method was used, where pregnant women with odd hospital protocol numbers will be included in the experimental group and those with even numbers will be included in the control group. Pregnant women who are admitted for pre-cesarean section care will be informed about the study, and their voluntary consent will be obtained both in written and verbal form. Pre-tests will be administered to both the experimental and control groups at 08:00, and blood samples will be taken to measure cortisol levels. Subsequently, an intervention will be applied to those in the experimental group, while those in the control group will receive routine nursing care. At 09:00, post-tests will be administered to both the experimental and control groups, and blood samples will be taken again to measure cortisol levels. The pre-test and post-test results, as well as the mean cortisol levels, will be compared between the experimental and control groups.

Conditions

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Pregnancy Related

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

randomized study with experimental and control group
Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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endorphin massage group

The researcher will show husbands how to give endorphin massage to their pregnant wives. Additionally, they will be asked to choose one of three different instrumental relaxation music pieces played without lyrics to help them relax, and the chosen music will be sent to the pregnant women via WhatsApp. They will be instructed to play the music while performing the endorphin massage. Husbands of pregnant women in the experimental group will be asked to apply a total of 20 minutes of endorphin massage within 1 hour, divided into two sessions of 10 minutes each.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Endorphin Massage

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The person who will perform the endorphin massage opens his hands with his palms facing himself and draws a semicircle with the nails of his middle, ring and little fingers touching the sacrum. Then, a semicircle is drawn with the fingertips from each side of the spine, starting from the sacrum to the shoulder area, towards the waist area, As a result of this process, a palm shape is drawn on the back. Effleurage is applied from the shoulders to the arms up to the elbows. Effleurage is applied towards the shoulders by pressing from the elbows upwards with the back of the thumb. Effleurage is applied up to the sacrum by pressing circular movements with two thumbs on both sides of the spine. Effleurage is applied from the sacrum to the neck by pressing with two thumbs in a circular motion on both sides of the spine (approximately 1.5 cm apart). Lastly, effleurage is applied to the neck area and scalp, then petrissage (rubbing) is applied and the massage is completed.

routine care group

They will receive routine nursing care.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Endorphin Massage

The person who will perform the endorphin massage opens his hands with his palms facing himself and draws a semicircle with the nails of his middle, ring and little fingers touching the sacrum. Then, a semicircle is drawn with the fingertips from each side of the spine, starting from the sacrum to the shoulder area, towards the waist area, As a result of this process, a palm shape is drawn on the back. Effleurage is applied from the shoulders to the arms up to the elbows. Effleurage is applied towards the shoulders by pressing from the elbows upwards with the back of the thumb. Effleurage is applied up to the sacrum by pressing circular movements with two thumbs on both sides of the spine. Effleurage is applied from the sacrum to the neck by pressing with two thumbs in a circular motion on both sides of the spine (approximately 1.5 cm apart). Lastly, effleurage is applied to the neck area and scalp, then petrissage (rubbing) is applied and the massage is completed.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Being admitted to the hospital for cesarean section
* Being willing to participate in the research

Exclusion Criteria

* Having psychiatric illness
* native language not Turkish
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Celal Bayar University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Yonca Çiçek Okuyan

Research Assistant

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Yonca Çicek, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Manisa Celal Bayar University

Locations

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Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Hafsa Sultan Hastanesi

Manisa, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Central Contacts

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Yonca Çiçek, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+90507 698 09 54

Özge Topsakal, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+90554 916 55 99

Other Identifiers

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MCBU-SBF-YC-03

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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