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Effect of Using Peanut Ball on the Length of Labor for Women Laboring With an Epidural

Department of Nursing Hui-Chin Chen Head Nurse

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05557383
Acronym
peanutball
Enrollment
190
Registered
2022-09-28
Start date
2019-10-24
Completion date
2020-08-31
Last updated
2022-09-28

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Conditions

Epidural Anesthesia, Labor

Keywords

peanut ball, Length of Labor

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the Effect of using peanut ball on the length of labor, delivery pattern and childbirth satisfaction for women laboring with an Epidural.This study aims to understand the intervention of using peanut ball in the future during the delivery period is expected.it is expected to reduce the cesarean section with delayed delivery.

Detailed description

In this study, expectant mothers who used epidural anesthesia to reduce pain during delivery in the delivery room of a central medical center, including primiparous women and menstrual women, were evaluated for compliance with the acceptance criteria through the mother's manual and maternity examination data. The maternal agreed to fill out the subject consent form,After obtaining the consent form of the test subject, it is included in the research object of this trial. It is expected that 190 expectant mothers will be accepted, and 40 expectant mothers will be accepted. The research tool uses the Chinese version of the Mackey Childbirth Satisfaction Rating Scale to measure women's satisfaction with the behavioral performance of self, partner, and baby during delivery / production. The scale was agreed by the original author and translator. Use consists of six levels: overall satisfaction (3 questions), self-satisfaction (9 questions), newborns (3 questions), midwifery care workers (9 questions), physicians (6 questions), and Satisfaction with partners (2 questions), a total of 32 items. After data collection, the data will be archived and analyzed with Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (version 22.0) software.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALuse peanut ball

The peanut ball was placed between the legs of a woman in the intervention group immediately after she received her epidural and consented to participate in the study.

Sponsors

Taichung Veterans General Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Masking description

Investigator and outcomes Assessor has no information for use peanut ball

Intervention model description

A two-group controlled, randomized study, the intervention groups: use peanut ball, control groups: not use peanut ball

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
20 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. Aged over 20 years old 2. Full-term women who are more than 37 weeks pregnant and diagnosed as low-risk pregnancy by physicians 3. Pain relief with epidural anesthesia 4. Singleton 5. Normal birth position ( The first part of the head) 6. Know the Chinese characters and be able to communicate in Chinese and Taiwanese 7. Agree to participate in this researcher.

Exclusion criteria

1. Language communication barriers 2. Any abnormality and comorbidity of the woman and fetus during labor 3. No epidural anesthesia for pain relief.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Correlation between peanut ball intervention and labor progressRecord the time of the first and second stage of labor.Data collect through study completion about 1 year. analysis with SPSS.Because the data were tested for non-normal distribution, Mann-Whitney U test (continuous variable) and χ2 (discontinuous variabIf assign to the experimental group, will provide peanut ball interventions every 30 minutes, and assist in changing postures according to the mother's wishes, including four position. Each time the peanut balls are placed for at least 10 minutes, continuous electronic fetal monitoring is given, and the uterine contractions and fetal conditions of the expecting mother are assessed every 30 minutes. When the cervix full dilates, and fetal descends, stop using the peanut balls and be ready to labor. Control group: no intervention with peanut balls, regular care as experimental group.

Countries

Taiwan

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026