The Effect of Lower Back Massage on Perceived Labor Pain

Labor Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Angle Labor Pain Questionnaire Turkish Version: Validity and Reliability Study and Evaluation of Efficacy With a Non-pharmacological Method

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05222867
• Other study ID #: ALPQT_NONFARMA
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 1, 2019
• Est. completion date: July 30, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: January 2022
• Source: Eskisehir Osmangazi University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of the study was to assesment the change in pain scores with lower back massage, a non-pharmacological method, on perceived labor pain in the early active phase of the first stage of labor.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: July 30, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: July 30, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 49 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• The study group consisted of pregnant women who were at 37-40 weeks of pregnancy,

• had cervical dilatation of 4-6 cm,

• had a single, live, and vertex fetus,

• had an uncomplicated pregnancy,

• had no contraction anomalies,

• could communicate in Turkish

• planned for a vaginal delivery.

Exclusion Criteria:

• with cognitive dysfunction

• using narcotic analgesics or sedative drugs

• had any contraindications for applying a back massage

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Labor Pain

Intervention

Procedure:
• lower back massage
Lower back massage performance: In the study, Linda Kimber's massage protocol was used. First, the researcher ensured that the patient was holding the bed, squatting, or bent over on the bed, which is suitable for the massage, between two contractions. The pregnant woman was instructed to breathe deeply and exhale audibly when her contractions began. Gloves were worn during the massage and liquid Vaseline, which does not contain any active substance, was used to provide lubricity. The circular hip massage was applied at the beginning of the contraction, and lower lateral area and sacral pressure massage was applied towards the end of the contraction as per the massage protocol, and simultaneously with the inhaling sound of the pregnant woman

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Burcu Tuncer Yilmaz	Eskisehir

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

References & Publications (4)

Angle P, Kurtz-Landy C, Djordjevic J, Barrett J, Kibbe A, Sriparamananthan S, Lee Y, Hamata L, Kiss A. The Angle Labor Pain Questionnaire: Reliability, Validity, Sensitivity to Change, and Responsiveness During Early Active Labor Without Pain Relief. Clin — View Citation

Angle P, Landy CK, Charles C, Yee J, Watson J, Kung R, Kronberg J, Halpern S, Lam D, Lie LM, Streiner D. Phase 1 development of an index to measure the quality of neuraxial labour analgesia: exploring the perspectives of childbearing women. Can J Anaesth. 2010 May;57(5):468-78. doi: 10.1007/s12630-010-9289-1. Epub 2010 Mar 13. — View Citation

Angle PJ, Kurtz Landy C, Djordjevic J, Barrett J, Kibbe A, Sriparamananthan S, Lee Y, Hamata L, Zaki P, Kiss A. Performance of the Angle Labor Pain Questionnaire During Initiation of Epidural Analgesia in Early Active Labor. Anesth Analg. 2016 Dec;123(6):1546-1553. — View Citation

Capogna G, Camorcia M, Stirparo S, Valentini G, Garassino A, Farcomeni A. Multidimensional evaluation of pain during early and late labor: a comparison of nulliparous and multiparous women. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2010 Apr;19(2):167-70. doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2009.05.013. Epub 2010 Mar 9. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	assessment of change in pain scores with lower back massage	Lower back massage is a non-pharmacological method to reduce perceived labor pain.	Change in perceived labor pain scores in an average of 30 minutes (During the lower back massage application)