Development and effectiveness of nursing tools for pain relief and promotion of perineal healing during the early postpartum period

Development and effectiveness of nursing tools for pain relief and promotion of perineal healing during the early postpartum period - Development and effectiveness of nursing tools for pain relief and promotion of perineal healing during the early postpartum period

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000003980

Enrollment

Registered

2010-08-02

Start date

2010-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Women with a normal early postpartum course

Interventions

In the intervention group, a hot fomentation is applied every urination from the first to the fourth day postpartum Self-administered questionnaire In the control group, no application of hot fomen

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Women one to four days postpartum Normal pregnancy Normal childbirth 1to2degree perineal laceration

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Serious preexisting condition

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Application of a hot fomentation every urination and evaluation of the episiotomy wound on the first and fourth day postpartum using the REEDA score	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Evaluation of changes in episiotomy pain from the first to the fourth day postpartum using a VAS scale	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactSumie Yamada

University of fukui School of Nursing, Faculty of Medical Sciences

sumisumi@u-fukui.ac.jp0776-61-3111

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026