The Effect of Massage and Musıc Therapy on Birth Pain, Posttravmatic Comfort and Posttraumatic Development

Amasya University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Labor Pain; Posttraumatic Growth

Treatments: Behavioral: Massage group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05317052

Amasya U

Details and patient eligibility

About

Birth pain is the most severe painful experience faced by primiparous people. Massage and music therapy reduce tension in the muscles and reduce the feeling of pain. Massage and music therapy will be applied to pregnant women. No intervention will be made to a group of pregnant women. Numerical Pain Assessment, Post Traumatic Development Scale and Birth Comfort Scale will be used in the research.

Full description

Birth pain is one of the most severe and difficult to control pains known. Non-pharmacological methods used to cope with labor pain are cheap and reliable. Massage and music therapy in the first stage of labor are non-pharmacological methods used to reduce labor pain. The purpose of this research; non-pharmacological methods applied to primiparous in labor; The aim of this study is to examine the effects of massage and music therapy on labor pain, postpartum comfort and posttraumatic development. A total of 114 primiparous pregnant women who had a normal delivery expectation and were in the active phase of labor (4-5 cm dilatation) were planned to be included in the study. Massage and music therapy will be applied to pregnant women. No intervention will be made to a group of pregnant women. Numerical Pain Assessment, Post Traumatic Development Scale and Birth Comfort Scale will be used in the research.

Enrollment: 105 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 19 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Expectation of normal vaginal delivery
• Having a term pregnancy
• Being primiparous - Being in the active phase of labor (Cervical dilatation 4 cm)
• Single pregnancy
• Being in vertex presentation
• Uncomplicated prenatal process
• Volunteering to participate in the study
• Being pregnant without back pain

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnant women whose birth resulted in cesarean section due to failure of labor to progress during labor
• Pregnant women who did not undergo induction
• Pregnant women who underwent pharmacological intervention for labor pain

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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105 participants in 3 patient groups

Massage

Experimental group

Description:

Massage therapy

Treatment:

Behavioral: Massage group

Music

Experimental group

Description:

Music therapy

Treatment:

Behavioral: Massage group

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Control