CompletedNot Applicable

Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Labor Pain and Hormone Levels

Turkey (Türkiye)50 participantsStarted 2022-03-08

Plain-language summary

This study was conducted to determine the effect of sacral region-focused therapeutic touch applied during the latent phase of labour on hormone levels, labour comfort, and perception. A randomized sham controlled trial design was used in the study, which was conducted with 50 primiparous pregnant women. While Therapeutic Touch (25) focused on sacral region was applied in the intervention group, Sham Therapeutic Touch (25) was applied in the control group. Data were collected using a Personal Information Form, the Visual Analogue Scale, a Hormone Values Follow-up Form, the Childbirth Comfort Questionnaire and the Perception of Birth Scale. Keywords: Labor Pain,Therapeutic Touch, Childbirth, Hormones

Who can participate

Age range20 Years – 40 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Being primipara, * Having a gestational age of 38-42 weeks, * Planning to have a normal vaginal delivery, * Having a 3-4 cm dilation in the latent phase, * Having a single fetus and head presentation, * Speaking and communicating in Turkish, * Agreeing to participate in the study, * Having no high-risk pregnancy. Exclusion Criteria: * Receiving induction, * Receiving labor analgesia/anesthesia, * Having sensitivity or problems with touch, * Having to leave during the intervention due to some reasons such as medical procedures, etc.

What they're measuring

Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)

Timeframe: VAS were evaluated after application 30 minutes in each groups.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05179915

SponsorCukurova University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-04-01

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