Will Subcutaneous Injection of Distilled Water Reduce the Back Pain in Active Phase of Labour

Will Subcutaneous Injection of Distilled Water Lessen the Back Pain in Active Phase of Labour

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201202253547N2

Enrollment

160

Registered

2012-03-04

Start date

2006-12-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Normal delivery. Supervision of normal pregnancy

Interventions

Intervention 1: In controls group, normal saline was injected subcutaneously in sacrum area. Intervention 2: In cases group distilled water was injected subcutaneously in sacrum area.

Placebo

Treatment - Drugs

In controls group, normal saline was injected subcutaneously in sacrum area

In cases group distilled water was injected subcutaneously in sacrum area.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: term pregnancy, alive fetus and active phase of labour. Exclusion criteria: preterm labour; fetal death; labour inducton (oxcytocin prostaglandin) and use of sedatives

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain. Timepoint: At the begging of the study and minutes: 40, 60 and 90. Method of measurement: Visual analogue scale.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Demand for sedative. Timepoint: At the end of the study. Method of measurement: Questionaire.;Patient satisfaction from treatment. Timepoint: At the end of the study. Method of measurement: Questionaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Nahid Ghanbarzadeh

Birjand University of Medical Sciences

nghanbarzadeh@gmail.com+98 56 1222 9129

Outcome results

None listed

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