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Effect acupressure and ice massage on pain intensity

Comparison of the effect of, acupressure and ice massage in Hoku area on the severity of labor pain, Anxiety Status and time of labor in primiparous Women Referred to labor Room of Shoshtary Hospital, Shiraz, 1389.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT201102222515N2
Enrollment
165
Registered
2012-07-25
Start date
2011-05-05
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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Conditions

no disease.

Interventions

Acupressure group at 4-3 cm cervical Tasyvn Dyla half an hour and start uterine contractions by the researcher on the right hand thumb, LI-4 on the left hand and left hand with thumb pressure by the r
Treatment - Other

Sponsors

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 31 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criterion: physically healthy singleton nulliparous women who had no limit to the intervention (Preeclampsia, premature rupture of membranes and seizures, and ....); not planed for elective caesarean section and display the Vertex fetus; no use of other methods of analgesia and anesthesia during labor; when entering the study had Dilation 4-3 cm and 37 weeks of pregnancy or more and Oxytocin was not used. Exclusion criteria: bleeding; fetal distress and the patient's unwillingness to intervene

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Severity of labour pain. Timepoint: Half an hour and during uterine contractions. Method of measurement: Visual Analoug Scale.;Anxiety status. Timepoint: While dilatation is 4-3 cm, one hour before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Spielberger state Questionnaire.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Apgar score. Timepoint: After birth. Method of measurement: Apgar score table.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Outcome results

None listed

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