Comparing three duration times of cryotherapy in pregnant women for relieving pain from perineal trauma after birth

Comparing three duration times of cryotherapy (10, 15 and 20 minutes) in pregnant women for relieving pain from perineal trauma after birth

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12608000551392

Enrollment

114

Registered

2008-10-30

Start date

2008-07-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Compare three duration times (10, 15 and 20 minutes) of cryotherapy (ice pack) in healthy women. There are 3 groups of patients being compared in this study. Group 1 receives the ice pack for 10 minutes, Group 2 receives the pack for 15 minutes and Group 3 received the pack for 20 minutes in a previous study (is the control group: historical group). The packs were applied once (one session) for ten, fifteen and twenty minutes on the perineum within 2 hours after delivery. The packs, that measured 8cm wide by 16cm in length with a volume of 240ml, were involved in fine cotton fabric, to avoid direct contact with the skin. A digital Minipa (registered trade mark) model MT 405 thermometer was used to monitor the perineum temperature.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Healthy women without previous delivery, with singleton pregnancy, cephalic presentation, gestation > or = 37 weeks, the women did not receive medication analgesic or anesthetic in the last 6 hours, without hemorrhoids, haematoma and without evidence of complications clinics

Exclusion criteria

If the woman shows allergic to cold or Raynaud's syndrome or refuses the ice pack.

Outcome results