Sacral Massage With a Tennis Ball on Labor Pain and Comfort During the Intrapartum Period

Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Birth Comfort; Labor Pain; Pain Management; Massage Effect

Treatments: Other: sacral massage with tennis ball

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06898580

IUC-EBE-EA-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

Although pregnancy and labor are physiological events, the pain caused by uterine contractions during labor is among the most severe pains. This causes many women to fear labor. For this reason, control of labor pain should be one of the main goals of the care given to women in labor. Therefore, this study was designed to determine the effect of sacral massage with a tennis ball on labor pain and labor comfort in the intrapartum period.

Full description

Pregnant women hospitalized in the maternity unit will be evaluated for compliance with the inclusion criteria. Women who meet the inclusion criteria and are willing to participate in the study will be randomized according to the simple random numbers table and the study group will be determined by the researcher by drawing lots. The purpose and stages of the study will be explained verbally to the women whose group is determined and the women will be asked to read and sign the Informed Voluntary Consent Form. Then, the Pregnancy Identification Form will be filled in by the researchers using the face-to-face interview method. Then the massage will be explained to the pregnant women in the experimental group and they will be asked to evaluate the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) before the procedure. While performing this application, the researcher will apply pressure to the sacral region with a tennis ball in a circular motion in a way that the patient can feel but not feel pain. The application will be applied to the pregnant woman for a total of 3 contractions. 30 minutes after each procedure, the woman will be asked to mark the intensity of the pain she feels on the VAS scale and to mark the Birth Comfort Scale.

Enrollment: 140 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• To be able to read and write Turkish,
• Being over 18 years old
• Being primiparous
• Singular foetus and head presentation
• Pregnancy at term (37-42 weeks)
• Those without risk factors during pregnancy
• Being in the active phase of labour in stage 1
• Women without any chronic diseases
• Those without a diagnosed psychiatric illness
• To agree to participate in the research

Exclusion criteria

• If the participant wishes to leave the study voluntarily
• Administration of any analgesic medication to reduce pain during labour
• Development of any of the unexpected maternal-fetal risk conditions during labour
• Having a caesarean section for any reason
• The pregnant woman has spine and bone structure problems.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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140 participants in 2 patient groups

sacral massage with a tennis ball

Active Comparator group

Description:

When the cervical dilatation in labor is 5-6 cm, 7-8 cm and 9-10 cm, the woman will be asked to mark the intensity of the pain she feels on the VAS scale before starting the procedure. Then, the researcher explains sacral massage to the pregnant woman. While performing this application, the researcher will apply pressure to the sacral area with a tennis ball in a circular motion so that the patient can feel but not feel pain. The application will be applied to the pregnant woman for a total of 3 contractions. 30 minutes after each procedure, the woman will be asked again to mark the intensity of the pain she feels on the VAS scale and to mark the Birth Comfort Scale.

Treatment:

Other: sacral massage with tennis ball

control groups

No Intervention group

Description:

Pregnant women in the control group will not undergo any intervention other than routine hospital practices.