The efficacy of warm sitz bath for early postpartum primiparous women

The efficacy of warm sitz bath for early postpartum primiparous women - The efficacy of warm sitz bath for primiparous women

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000032800

Enrollment

Registered

2018-06-01

Start date

2018-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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

Conditions

perineal pain during early postpartum

Interventions

Participants carry out a warm sitz bath for 10 minutes once after the second day postpartum.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Correspond to all the following in recruitment for participants 1)Women are primipara. 2)Women had undergone episiotomy. 3)Women had vaginal delivery after full term. 4)The progress of postpartum is well. 5)women are Japanese and could read and write Japanese.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Correspond to each the following in recruitment for participants 1)Women had 3rd or 4th perineal laceration. 2)Women had undergone removal of hematoma or resuture of perineum. 3)Women had still birth, neonatal death or their babies were hospitalized in NICU. 4)Women have a mental illness or complications.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Perineal pain	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1)Heart rate variability 2)salivary amylase 3)Japanese translation of short version of Profile of Mood States 2	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactShoko Takeuchi

Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Nursing Course

shoko@yokohama-cu.ac.jp045-787-2548

Outcome results

None listed

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