Effect of early skin-to-skin contact (kangaroo mother care) on pain of delivery mothers with episiotomy or perineal laceration repair: a randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2000029746

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2020-02-11

Start date

2020-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-02-17

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Conditions

perineal tears

Interventions

Experimental group:early skin-to-skin contact

Control group:non-early skin-to-skin contact

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to 34 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: a. the parturient aged from 18 to 34 years old; b. gestational age is 37-41 weeks of delivery; c. the parturient received the episiotomy or perineal laceration repair after delivery; d. the parturient with single pregnancy; e. the parturient had clear thinking and voluntarily participated in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: a. neonatal asphyxia after delivery; b. the parturient with serious pregnancy complications (such as gestational diabetes, pregnancy hypertension, etc.), excluding those with good symptom control after medical intervention; c. fever, postpartum hemorrhage and other complications during delivery or postpartum; d. lower genital tract infection; e. the parturient received labor analgesia during delivery.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Numerical Rating Scale;Visual Analogue Scale;Verbal Rating Scale;Faces Pain Scale-Revised;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
maternal cooperation degree;healing of maternal perineal tears wounds;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactZou Yun

Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University

doctorzouyun@163.com+86 18519199911

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026