The Effect of Rebozo Technique on Perceived Support and Control in Childbirth

NCT ID: NCT06847893

Last Updated: 2025-02-26

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 44 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-09-01
• Study Completion Date: 2025-01-30

Brief Summary

This study was designed as a randomized controlled, 2-group, experimental study to measure the levels of perceived birth support and control between women with and without rebozo technique.

Detailed Description

Objective: This study was conducted to measure the perceived support during labor and the level of control over their own labor in pregnant women who underwent rebozo technique.

Method: The study was conducted in a randomized controlled experimental design between September and December 2024. The population of the study consisted of 44 primiparous pregnant women admitted to a district state hospital for delivery. The sample size was calculated and the study was conducted with 44 pregnant women (experiment: 22, control: 22). While rebozo technique was applied to the experimental group during the trauma process, routine midwifery care was applied to the control group. Introductory Information Form, Perceived Support and Control Scale in Childbirth were used to collect data in the study.

Conditions

Pregnant Women

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Experimental Group

After the randomization of the women placed in the clinic, they were informed about the study and their consent was obtained; then the Introductory Information Form was completed. The experimental group (n=22) received massage with rebozo technique during the active phase of labor in addition to routine care in accordance with clinical procedures. A 'Rebozo Application Calendar' was created for the experimental group. According to this calendar, 4 rebozo techniques were determined. The duration and frequency of the techniques and the cervical dilatation of the pregnant woman at the time of application were recorded. After delivery, the 'Perceived Support and Control in Childbirth Scale' was completed.

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Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

rebozo technique

Intervention Type: OTHER

In accordance with the 'Rebozo Chart' developed by the researcher, the pregnant women in the experimental group were massaged with 4 different rebozo techniques (rebozo technique in hand-knee position, rebozo technique in knee-chest position, umbilical support with rebozo, rebozo technique applied with Pilates ball) in the active phase of labor. After the application, the duration, frequency and cervical dilatation of the pregnant woman were recorded in the chart.

control group

After the randomization of the women placed in the clinic, they were informed about the study and their consent was obtained; then the Introductory Information Form was completed. The control group (n=22) received routine midwifery care only in accordance with clinical procedures. A 'Rebozo Implementation Schedule' was created for the participants in the experimental group. According to this schedule, rebozo techniques to be applied in the latent and active phase of labor were determined. The duration and frequency of the rebozo techniques and the cervical dilatation of the pregnant woman when the technique was applied were recorded. After delivery, the 'Perceived Support and Control in Labor Scale' was completed.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

rebozo technique

In accordance with the 'Rebozo Chart' developed by the researcher, the pregnant women in the experimental group were massaged with 4 different rebozo techniques (rebozo technique in hand-knee position, rebozo technique in knee-chest position, umbilical support with rebozo, rebozo technique applied with Pilates ball) in the active phase of labor. After the application, the duration, frequency and cervical dilatation of the pregnant woman were recorded in the chart.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Volunteering to participate in the research,
• Don't speak Turkish,
• Being literate,
• Having a low-risk pregnancy,
• Primiparous pregnancy

Exclusion Criteria

• Being out of position
• Having a high-risk pregnancy (vaginal bleeding, no hypertension, etc.),
• Dilatation below 4 cm and above 6 cm,
• Initiation of labor induction,
• Having received childbirth preparation training,
• Absence of a birth attendant in trauma,

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 35 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Uskudar University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Ayça Demir Yıldırım, PhD

Doctor Faculty Member

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Ayça DEMİR YILDIRIM, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Üsküdar University NP Health Campus Institute of Health Sciences Department of Midwifery

Locations

Uskudar University

Istanbul, Ümraniye, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

Ü.Ü. Ebe Büşra Ata

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id