Post-Caesarean Pranayama and Pain

KTO Karatay University

Status

Not yet enrolling

Conditions

Postoperative Pain

Treatments

Behavioral: pranayama breathing exercises

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT07329309

Pranayama

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to investigate the effect of pranayama breathing exercises on postoperative pain and postpartum comfort levels in women following caesarean section, with the objective of providing important evidence for the integration of non-pharmacological methods into postpartum care.

Enrollment

100 estimated patients

Sex

Female

Ages

18 to 35 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Undergone a caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia
Reported a post-operative pain level of at least 4 on the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS)
Knowledge of Turkish
Ability to communicate effectively with the research team
Volunteer to participate in the study and provide written consent

Exclusion criteria

Having given birth by emergency caesarean section
Presence of pregnancy complications (e.g. pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes, placenta praevia)
History of chronic pain or analgesic dependence
Requirement for admission to the intensive care unit in the early postoperative period
Need for additional surgical intervention
Development of significant intraoperative or postoperative complications
Refusal to exercise or intolerance to exercise
Failure to comply with study procedures
Withdrawal of consent
Incomplete follow-up
Development of a new medical condition during the study that could affect the results