Neuro Linguistic Programming Pain Levels After Cesarean Delivery

Munzur University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pain, Postoperative; Nursing Caries

Treatments: Behavioral: NEURO-LINGUISTIC PROGRAMMING (NLP)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05033405

047213793060212

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was conducted to determine the effect of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) application on post-cesarean section pain levels.

Full description

The study was carried out between March 1 and June 1, 2021 with mothers who gave birth through cesarean section in the postpartum service of a maternity and children's hospital in the most populated city of Turkey, which is located in the west. The study data consists of a total of 76 individuals, including 38 in the experimental group and 38 in the control group. In the study, the effect size was calculated as 2.22. Accordingly, the power of the study, which was completed with 38 individuals in the control group and 38 in experimental group, had an effect size of 2.22, and used a significance level of 0.05, was calculated as 99.9%. The power analysis was conducted on the G*Power software package.

Enrollment: 76 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 19 to 42 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The study included individuals who

  • had a cesarean section,
  • were at the 6th to 24th hour postpartum,
  • agreed to participate in the study,
  • had a cesarean section for the first time,
  • did not use patient-controlled analgesia (PCA),
  • did not have an additional health problem that may cause pain in the postpartum period, other than cesarean incision pain, and
  • could speak and understand Turkish.

Exclusion criteria

• Mothers who wanted to quit on their own will at any stage after being included in the study, had verbal communication problems, had hearing or vision problems, or had previously been diagnosed with a psychiatric illness were excluded from the sample.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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76 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental:Neuro Linguistic Programming

Experimental group

Description:

One session (20-minute long) of NLP application was performed. The NLP techniques that were employed were representational systems and submodality. In this technique, the sensory, auditory, and kinesthetic feelings of the individual are learned. These emotions are modified by imagining. The NLP application was carried out by a researcher who has a certificate in this field.

Treatment:

Behavioral: NEURO-LINGUISTIC PROGRAMMING (NLP)

control group

No Intervention group

Description:

No NLP was applied on the control group patients.