The Effect of Chewing Gum and Use of Stress Balls on Perception of Labor Pain, Fear of Birth, and Duration of Delivery

Labor Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Chewing Gum and Use of Stress Balls on Perception of Labor Pain, Fear of Birth, and Duration of Delivery

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05380258
• Other study ID #: KAEK-143-132
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 5, 2021
• Est. completion date: June 5, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: March 2023
• Source: Kastamonu University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study was conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study. This study was planned to determine the effects of chewing gum and using a stress ball on the perception of labor pain, duration of labor and birth satisfaction. The population of the study consisted of primiparous mothers who applied to the hospital. This study was planned to determine the effects of chewing gum and using a stress ball on the perception of labor pain, duration of labor and birth satisfaction. The study was carried out in two stages. In the first stage, the data were collected in the delivery room, and in the second stage, the postpartum satisfaction levels of the mothers were measured in the postpartum service. The sample number of the investigators' study was determined as 96. Visual analog scale, birth satisfaction scale and birth follow-up form were used for the data of our study.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 96
• Est. completion date: June 5, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: June 5, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 35 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being primiparous to be in due time

• To have spontaneous vaginal delivery

• Ability to communicate verbally be between the ages of 18-35

• Not having a risky pregnancy

• Having a single fetus in the vertex position

• Having started contractions and continuing regularly

• Being in the latent phase of action (0-4 cm dilatation)

• Not having used any analgesia or using any pain medication to reduce pain during labor

Exclusion Criteria:

• Mothers who have a cesarean section decision

• Risky Pregnant

• Multiple Pregnancies

• Multiparous pregnant women

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Labor Pain

Intervention

Other:
• stress ball
Pregnant women with 4-5 cm cervical dilatation were asked to tighten the ball for 5 seconds and relax for 2 seconds within 20 minutes when their contractions came, and when the cervical opening was 6-8 cm, they were asked to tighten the ball for 5 seconds and relax for 2 seconds within 20 minutes.
• chewing gum
Pregnant women with 4-5 cm cervical dilatation were asked to squeeze the ball for 5 seconds and loosen it for 2 seconds as soon as their contractions came and within 20 minutes, and when the cervical opening was 6-8 cm, they chewed gum again for 20 minutes.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Sahika Simsek Çetinkaya	Merkez	Kastamonu

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Kastamonu University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	labor pain		Visual Analog scale I for labor pain was applied in 0-3 cm , Visual Analog Scale II in 4-5 cm and Visual Analog Scale III was applied in 6-8 cm cervical dilatation. The study continues through study completion, an average of 1 year
Primary	Duration of labor		A birth follow-up form was used from the beginning of cervical dilatation to delivery.
Primary	birth satisfaction		satisfaction form used postpartum at the 4th hour