Labor Pain
Conditions
Keywords
labor pain, midwifery, pregnant women, massage
Brief summary
The study has two groups. one of them is experimental group that is given massage with clove oil. The other one is control group that is given standard midwifery care. Each group consists of 30 women. We will evaluate their labor pain scores by using Visual Analogue Scale before and after massage application.
Detailed description
Labor is a painful process. That's why there are lots of nonpharmacological methods to reduce labor pain. Especially most clinical guide suggests giving massage to pregnant who has labor pain. In the literature, there are a lot of study examining effectiveness of massage techniques. However there is no study about massage application with clove oil on labor pain. The investigators would like to give a massage with clove oil to pregnants to reduce their labor pain. Hereby the investigators will evaluate effectiveness of clove oil.
Interventions
OTHERMassage Application with clove oil
The experimental group is given a massage with clove oil,
OTHERMassage Application without any oil
The control group is given a massage without any oil as a standard midwifery care.
Sponsors
Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
There are two groups as experimental and control.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* All of volunteer and pregnant women is 18-35 years old.
Exclusion criteria
* The pregnant women has any obstetrical complications.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Analogue Scale | during labor process, until the labor process is done. | The scale has 0-10 points. As the point increases the pain score increases |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed