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NCT Number: NCT05411289

The Effect of Acupressure on Labor Pain and Anxiety Levels During Labor in Primiparas Women

the effect of acupressure on labor pain and anxiety levels during labor in primiparas women

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Key information

Conditions

Labor Pain Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

20 year–30 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Faculty of physical therapy

Cairo, 17452, Egypt

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Primiparas women aged from 20 to 30 years old,
  • gestational age of between 37 and 40 weeks according to ultrasonography.
  • A fetal weight of between 2500 and 3500 g according to ultrasonography or clinical examination .
  • They are transferred to labor room if active labor is in progress (defined as cervical dilatation 3 cm and the presence of regular uterine contraction,
  • having a single and healthy fetus in the vertex position

Exclusion criteria

  • who were needing an emergency C-section.
  • Women having a current or previous high-risk pregnancy
  • who have experienced pregnancy complications
  • Women with a systemic disease during pregnancy . Women with a psychological disorder

Treatment and study plan

Acupressure

Procedure

Pressures were applied on three points consecutively, firstly on two points bilaterally Hugo point (LI4) and He-7 (Shenmen), then pressure was applied on sanyinjiao (SP6).

pressure was applied gradually for 30 seconds on the above mentioned points. Then this pressure was slowly intensified to the extent that the patient felt tingling, numbness, heaviness, and strain in the surrounding area.

sham acupressure

Procedure

Pressures were applied on sham points consecutively

Primary outcomes

  1. Anxiety level

    Time frame: about one hour

    To measure anxiety, the Spiberger inventory questionnaire will be used

  2. labor pain

    Time frame: about one hour

    labor pain will be assessed using visual analogue scale.

    . It employs a 10-cm ruler scale with no pain sign at one end and the most intense pain sign at the other to allow users to assess their own pain

Secondary outcomes

  1. pulse rate response

    Time frame: about one hour

    will measured using pulse oximetry

  2. blood pressure response

    Time frame: about one hour

    will measured using sphygmomanometer

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cairo University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Jun 9, 2022
Registry last updated
Nov 29, 2022

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