Labor, Obstetric, Labor pain, Anxiety
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group: 33 women will receive auriculotherapy during labor with crystal microspheres, individually pressed for 1 minute or until cause pain tolerable for inducing stimulus.
Placebo group:
Other
E02.190.204
Sponsors
Faculdade de Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Hospital da Mulher Prof. Dr. José Aristodemo Pinotti - CAISM/UNICAMP
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 99 women in labor; 37 weeks gestation or more; single and cephalic fetus; cervical dilation greater than or equal to 4 cm; two or more contractions in 10 minutes; skin integrates the ear.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pregnant women with severe hypertensive disease; pregnancy bleeding; previous cesarean section; dilated cervix equal to or greater at 7 cm; analgesic drug use for less than 6 hours of admission in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain control according evolution of labor by visual analog scale (VAS) graded from 0 to 10, 0 for complete absence of pain and 10 being the worst pain experienced, assessed before, 30, 60 and 120 minutes of treatment. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time of labor; delivery mode; Apgar in the first and fifth minute of the newborn; use of analgesics and analgesia; anxiety related the pain and evolution of labor through a validated scale (Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale - HAM-A) before and 120 minutes of treatment. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactReginaldo Mafetoni
Hospital da Mulher Prof. Dr. José Aristodemo Pinotti - CAISM/UNICAMP
Outcome results
None listed