The Effect of Therapeutic Touch at Birth on Pain, Birth Duration, Traumatic Birth Perception and Anxiety

Pregnancy Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Therapeutic Touch at Birth on Pain, Birth Duration, Traumatic Birth Perception and Anxiety

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06426329
• Other study ID #: TR SIVAS 04
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 1, 2024
• Est. completion date: September 30, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: May 2024
• Source: Cumhuriyet University
• Contact: Sukran Ertekin Pinar, Ph.D.
• Phone: 05342831124
• Email: sepinar09[@]gmail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Aim: This study was planned to determine the effect of therapeutic touch applied at birth on pain, birth duration, traumatic birth perception and anxiety.

Description:

Methods: The sample of this randomized controlled experimental research consisted of 66 (intervention group: 33; control group: 33) women. Data were collected using a Personal Information Form, Visual Analogue Scale, State Anxiety Inventory and Traumatic Childbirth Perception Scale.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 66
• Est. completion date: September 30, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: September 30, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Not having a high-risk pregnancy Having no health problems with the baby or herself Having a single foetus Being about to have a vaginal delivery Not having a chronic physical or psychiatric diagnosis Agreeing to participate in the research Not having communication and perception problems Miad (37W<) pregnancy Having with induction application Exclusion Criteria: having vacuum, forceps etc. intervention such as

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Birth Injuries
• Pregnancy
• Vaginal Delivery

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Therapeutic Touch
Therapeutic touch, as meaningful touch, is included in complementary medicine in the literature. It provides physical, emotional and spiritual relief, improves physiological health, makes the person feel valuable, gives confidence, peace, calmness and increases self-confidence.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Sukran Ertekin Pinar	Sivas

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Cumhuriyet University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Visual Analogue Scale	It is a measurement tool used to evaluate pain intensity, where 0 = no pain and 10 = the most severe pain.	Baseline
Primary	State Anxiety Inventory	It is a scale consisting of 20 items that requires the individual to answer how she feels at a certain moment and under certain conditions, taking into account her feelings about the current situation. A score of 0-19 indicates "no anxiety", 20-39 points indicates "mild", 40-59 points indicates "moderate", and 60-79 points indicates "severe anxiety".	Baseline
Primary	Traumatic Birth Perception Scale	It consists of 13 items and measures the woman's level of perception of traumatic birth. (0-26) points: very low perception of traumatic birth (27- 52) points: low level of perception of traumatic birth (53-78) points: perception of moderately traumatic birth (79-104) points: perception of highly traumatic birth (105-130) points: very high perception of traumatic birth	Baseline
Secondary	Visual Analogue Scale	It is a measurement tool used to evaluate pain intensity, where 0 = no pain and 10 = the most severe pain.	Postpartum in 2 hour
Secondary	State Anxiety Inventory	It is a scale consisting of 20 items that requires the individual to answer how she feels at a certain moment and under certain conditions, taking into account her feelings about the current situation. A score of 0-19 indicates "no anxiety", 20-39 points indicates "mild", 40-59 points indicates "moderate", and 60-79 points indicates "severe anxiety".	Postpartum in 2 hour
Secondary	Traumatic Birth Perception Scale	It consists of 13 items and measures the woman's level of perception of traumatic birth. (0-26) points: very low perception of traumatic birth (27- 52) points: low level of perception of traumatic birth (53-78) points: perception of moderately traumatic birth (79-104) points: perception of highly traumatic birth (105-130) points: very high perception of traumatic birth	Postpartum in 2 hour