The Effect of Acupressure on Labor Pain and Anxiety Levels During Labor in Primiparas Women

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Labor Pain

Treatments: Procedure: sham acupressure; Procedure: acupressure

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05411289

P.T.REC/012/003704

Details and patient eligibility

About

the effect of acupressure on labor pain and anxiety levels during labor in primiparas women

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20 to 30 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Primiparas women aged from 20 to 30 years old,
• gestational age of between 37 and 40 weeks according to ultrasonography.
• A fetal weight of between 2500 and 3500 g according to ultrasonography or clinical examination .
• They are transferred to labor room if active labor is in progress (defined as cervical dilatation 3 cm and the presence of regular uterine contraction,
• having a single and healthy fetus in the vertex position

Exclusion criteria

• who were needing an emergency C-section.
• Women having a current or previous high-risk pregnancy
• who have experienced pregnancy complications
• Women with a systemic disease during pregnancy . Women with a psychological disorder

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

acupressure

Experimental group

Description:

Pressures were applied on three points consecutively, firstly on two points bilaterally Hugo point (LI4) and He-7 (Shenmen), then pressure was applied on sanyinjiao (SP6)

Treatment:

Procedure: acupressure

sham acupressure

Sham Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: sham acupressure