Headache due to spinal anesthesia. Spinal and epidural anaesthesia-induced headache during the puerperium
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Researcher will apply pressure on Yintay between eyebrows, Taiyang at outer corner of eyes, Large Intestine 4 between thumb and index finger, Livre 3 behind feet between first and seco
applying pressure on these points will be done bilateral except Yin Tai point. The pressure time on each point will be a minute. Therefore, total time of intervention will not take more than 5 minutes
Treatment - Other
Placebo
Researcher will apply pressure on Yintay between eyebrows, Taiyang at outer corner of eyes, Large Intestine 4 between thumb and index finger, Livre 3 behind feet between first and second fingers and G
In placebo group, Yintay, Taiyang, Large Intestine 4,Liver 3 and GB 20 will be touched and no pressure will be applied.
In control group, there will be any intervention and only headache intensity will be measured and recorded after patient suffering from headache and 5 minutes after it.
Sponsors
Vice chancellor for research, Iran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
15 Years to 45 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Suffering from headache after receiving spinal anesthesia; Pregnant women who have undergone elective caesarean; The lack of susceptibility to migraine or any other chronic headaches before cesarean based on patient's report; Non-suffering from seizures based on patient's report and records; Patient ability for verbal communication Exclusion criteria: Patient intolerance for headache during intervention and demand for drugs; The nausea and vomiting or other complications in patients due to severe headache; Non- suffering from headache between six to eighteen hours after receiving spinal anesthesia
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Severity of headache. Timepoint: Before and 5 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain severity difference before and after intervention. Timepoint: 10 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMaeheh Tourdeh
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed