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The effect of chewing gum on the severity of labor pain

The effect of chewing gum on the severity of labor pain in primiparous women

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20100510003902N5
Enrollment
116
Registered
2024-08-17
Start date
2021-05-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-08-26

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Condition 1: Anxiety. Condition 2: labor pain. F41.9

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Chewing gum was done three times in the active state (expansion of 3-5 cm), the second (expansion of 5-7 cm) and the third time of expansion of 8-10 cm) each stage

Sponsors

Babol University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Primiparous women with a gestational age of 38-42 weeks based on LMP or ultrasound less than 26 weeks Pregnant women whose labor started spontaneously Live pregnancy A singleton fetus Having consent to enter the study Pregnant women without any complications that may cause dystocia during childbirth. Able to chew gum Cephalic presentation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Women with chronic diseases vaginal bleeding Abnormal heartbeat of the fetus fetal abnormality Use of anesthesia and anesthesia in the first stage of childbirth Using other methods of childbirth analgesia History of mental illness (depression and stress) The recent death of a family member A history of a problem in one of the person's relatives due to natural childbirth drug use by the mother mother of a professional athlete Unwillingness to continue cooperation

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary outcome: labor pain. Timepoint: before the start of the intervention, in the latent phase (3-4 cm), in the active phase (5-7 cm) and the transfer phase of the librarian (8-10 cm) after chewing the gum. Method of measurement: Form VAS for participants.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Anxiety. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Spielberger questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFarideh Mohsenzadh Ledari

Babol University of Medical Sciences

Mohsenzadh2008@gmail.com+98 11 3219 5323

Outcome results

None listed

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