the effect of acupressure on the Pain Severity of delivery

The effect of LI4, H7 and SP6, Neima acupressure on the pain severity and duration of delivery in Nulliparous women

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20171203037731N1

Enrollment

144

Registered

2018-06-06

Start date

2018-01-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-07-16

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Conditions

Labor pain.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: In the intervention groups, in addition to the usual childbirth room cares, after being in good position, acupressure pads will be placed on the SP6 and NEIMA point

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

19 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Nuliparous women 19 to 35 years old Gestational ages between 42-37 weeks Singleton and Low-risk pregnancies

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Oxytocin administration for induction or estimolation of labor The tendency of mother to use analgesic medications unreliable embryonic cardiac rhythm

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain severity of delivery in Nulliparous women. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Angle Scale.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Duration of delivery in Nulliparous women. Timepoint: After intervention. Method of measurement: Digital clock.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFatemeh Ranjkesh

Qazvin University of Medical Sciences

franjkesh@qums.ac.ir+98 28 3323 7268

Outcome results

None listed

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