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Pilot study for the effect of indirect perineal massage using towel for the prevention of perineal laceration before vaginal delivery

Pilot study for the effect of indirect perineal massage using towel for the prevention of perineal laceration before vaginal delivery - The effect of indirect perineal massage for the prevention of perineal laceration.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000034630
Enrollment
100
Registered
2018-10-24
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 laceration

Interventions

Pregnant women scheduled for vaginal delivery at Juntendo Hospital will be obtain to this study. Informed consent will be obtained at the midwife outpatient clinic from 35 weeks to 36 weeks gestation,
Japanese version of Opinion of women after childbirth to perineal massage during pregnancy&quot
developed by Takeuchi et al. (2014) &quot
will be used. The questionnaire will be handed and recovered at postpartum. during postpartum hospitalization Distribute and collect.

Sponsors

Juntendo Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: A pregnant woman at the 35 to 36 weeks of pregnancy who will see a midwife outpatient clinic from the approval date to November 30, 2018.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1,Cesarean section case. 2,Pregnant women with lesions in the perineal area (varicose veins, condyloma acuminata, herpes etc.). 3,Other who judged that the research director is inappropriate as the research subject.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The incidence of 2nd degrees perineal laceration.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Continues rate of indirect perineal massage

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactEmiko Idehara

Juntendo Hospital Department of nursing

eidehara@juntendo.ac.jp03-3813-3111

Outcome results

None listed

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