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Effectiveness of Warm Packs, Perineal Massage and Hands Off During Labour in the Perineal Outcomes.

Brazil201 participantsStarted 2015-04

Plain-language summary

This study evaluates the effectiveness of warm packs, perineal massage and hands off, during labour, in the perineal outcomes. The perineal outcomes are perineal tears, grade of perineal tears, need of suture, perineal edema, perineal pain, use of drugs for perineal pain, and satisfaction with the technique used.

Who can participate

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * parturient in active phase of labour * single fetus at term (37-42 weeks) * bent cephalic fetal presentation * parity less than four children Exclusion Criteria: * use any perineal preparation techniques during pregnancy * clinical indication for caesarean section

What they're measuring

Need of suture

Timeframe: 30 minutes

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02588508

SponsorUniversidade Federal de Pernambuco

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2015-12

Contact for this trial

Jânio N Alves, Graduate

+55 83 999812006 janiourofisio@gmail.com

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