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The Impact of Back and Breast Massage

Turkey (Türkiye)60 participantsStarted 2021-08-06

Plain-language summary

In the study, selections to the experimental and control groups will be made randomly and simple randomization method will be used. In this context, the individuals included in the research will be assigned to the control and initiative groups respectively and randomized by an expert statistician.The sample of the study was found to be at the 95% confidence interval and at the level of α= 0.05. The effect size was found to be 0.5703 based on previous studies. With a theoretical power of 0.95, the minimum sample size was totally calculated as 51, 17 for the intervention 1 (back massage), 17 for the intervention 2 (breast massage) group and 17 for the control group. However, it was aimed to reach 60 people by predicting that there might be case losses, and it was planned to recruit 20 people for each group. The dependent variables of the study are the amount of breast milk and the level of anxiety. The independent variable is the back and breast massage practice. This research will be carried out in Zonguldak Gynecology and Pediatrics Hospital between 1st July 2021-2022.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 45 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion criteria for the research are as follows: * Having a caesarean or vaginal delivery for the first time, * Giving preterm birth between 32-37 weeks, * Having only one baby, * Having a baby with an APGAR score above 4, * Having the baby in the intensive care unit or being apart from the baby, * Not having any psychiatric disease, * Being aged 18 and over and having no communication problems such as seeing, hearing or speaking. Exclusion criteria from the research are as follows; * Having a mental and psychological disorder, * being HIV-infected * Having a breast surgery before, or having a history of breast cancer, * Having breast infection, * Living apart from the husband or being divorced, * Having lost the baby.

What they're measuring

Amount of Milk

Timeframe: Change from Amount of Milk 7 Days

Level of Anxiety

Timeframe: 1th day

Level of Anxiety

Timeframe: 7th day

Level of Anxiety

Timeframe: 6th week

Socio-demographic characteristics of participant

Timeframe: 1th day

Socio-demographic characteristics of participant

Timeframe: 1th day

Socio-demographic characteristics of participant

Timeframe: 1th day

Socio-demographic characteristics of participant

Timeframe: 1th day

Socio-demographic characteristics of participant

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04980053

SponsorSeyma Kilci Erciyas

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2022-03-10

Contact for this trial

Şeyma K ERCİYAS

5454720162 seymakilcisk@gmail.com

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Plain-language summary

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 45 Years

SexFEMALE

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AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.

What they're measuring

Amount of Milk

Timeframe: Change from Amount of Milk 7 Days

Level of Anxiety

Timeframe: 1th day

Level of Anxiety

Timeframe: 7th day

Level of Anxiety

Timeframe: 6th week

Socio-demographic characteristics of participant

Timeframe: 1th day

Socio-demographic characteristics of participant

Timeframe: 1th day

Socio-demographic characteristics of participant

Timeframe: 1th day

Socio-demographic characteristics of participant

Timeframe: 1th day

Socio-demographic characteristics of participant