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Effect of the presence of support person and routine intervention for women during childbirth in Isfahan, Iran: A randomized controlled trial

Effect of the presence of support person and routine intervention for women during childbirth in Isfahan, Iran: A randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2013111710297N3
Enrollment
100
Registered
2013-11-25
Start date
2012-05-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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

Conditions

labor.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group received routine intervention with a support person during labor. Routine intervention will be included monitoring of uterine contractions, bleeding, fetal medicals
Control group received routine intervention without a support person during labor. monitoring of uterine contractions, bleeding, fetal medicals care and other usual hospitals' medical cares and other
Intervention group received routine intervention with a support person during labor. Routine intervention will be included monitoring of uterine contractions, bleeding, fetal medicals care and other

Sponsors

Vice chancellor for research, Isfahan University of medical sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Singleton normal full-term pregnancy and desire to have natural vaginal delivery, 38 to 42 weeks of gestation, spontaneous onset of labor and normal birth with no special procedures or consultation, family or a female friend was available to stay in the hospital throughout the birth process. Exclusion criteria: Chose a caesarean section, cervical dilatation of more than four centimeters at the time of admission.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Length of stage of labor. Timepoint: During intervention. Method of measurement: Time of cervical dilation.;Cervical laceration. Timepoint: After intervention. Method of measurement: Yes / No.;Pain. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: The numeric rating scale, between 0 (no pain) and 10 (worst pain).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Satisfaction. Timepoint: After intervention. Method of measurement: The numeric rating scale (between 0 and 100).

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactZahra Shahshahan

Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

shahshahan@med.mui.ac.ir+98 31 1334 6340

Outcome results

None listed

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