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The effect of cold therapy on pain severity and labor outcome

The effect of cold therapy on pain severity and labor outcome of Nulliparous Women

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2015022321200N1
Enrollment
68
Registered
2015-07-02
Start date
2015-04-21
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

Delivery. Supervision of normal first pregnancy

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group:??Cold therapy(freezed gel pack) on the fundus of the uterus, back and lower abdomen every 30 minutes for 10 minutes and every 10 minutes on perineum for 5 minutes
Intervention group:??Cold therapy(freezed gel pack) on the fundus of the uterus, back and lower abdomen every 30 minutes for 10 minutes and every 10 minutes on perineum for 5 minutes.
control groupe: No intervention will be done

Sponsors

Vice Chancellor for research of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Tendency to participate in the study; Singleton pregnancy between 37 and 41 weeks of gestation; Vortex presentation; Age of 18-35 years old and being primiparous. Exclusion criteria :Lack of tendency to participate in the study;Disorder in delivery stages; Manual removal of placenta;Abnormal fetal heart rate patterns that lead to cesarean section.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain severity. Timepoint: First,Second and third stage of labor. Method of measurement: Visual analogue scale.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Duration of labor stages. Timepoint: Since labor addmision to full dilatation(first stage),since full dilatation to child birth(second stage),since child birth to placenta delivery(third stage). Method of measurement: Per minute.;Perineal tears. Timepoint: Immediately after delivery. Method of measurement: According to the standard definition of tearing the skin, perineum, vagina and cervix.;Childbearing Satisfaction. Timepoint: After delivery. Method of measurement: Mackey 's standard questionnaire.;Measurement of hemoglobin. Timepoint: Before and six hours after delivery. Method of measurement: Blood test.;Neonatal apgar score. Timepoint: First and fifth minutes after delivery. Method of measurement: Apgar score table.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSara Azima

School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz

azimas@sums.ac.ir+98 71 3647 4254

Outcome results

None listed

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