Sacral Pressure During Labor: Effects on Pain and Maternal Satisfaction

Izmir Kavram Vocational School

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Labor Pain; Singleton Fetus; Getting Pregnant; 37-42 Weeks of Gestation; Intrapartum Period; Aged 18 Years or Older

Treatments: Other: manual pressure application

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07371039

E1881

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study will be conducted with pregnant women in the active and transitional phases of labor. In the intervention group, sacral pressure will be applied during contractions, while the control group will receive routine clinical care. Perceived labor pain and maternal satisfaction will be assessed throughout the labor process

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Aged 18 years or older
• Singleton pregnancy
• Cephalic (vertex) presentation
• Gestational age between 37 and 42 weeks

Exclusion Criteria

• Illiterate in Turkish
• Presence of chronic disease(s)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Sequential Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Sacral massage applied to the S4-S5 bones

Experimental group

Description:

Pressure will be applied to minimize the mother's pain in order to facilitate contractions.

Treatment:

Other: manual pressure application

routine clinical practice

No Intervention group