Normal labor
Conditions
Interventions
Fifteen pregnant women, 18 to 40 years old, participated in the study. Parturients were randomly divided into two groups: conventional TENS group (GTC n = 9) and heated thermal bag group (GBT n = 8).
Procedure/surgery
D020728
Sponsors
Centro Universitário de Barra Mansa
Hospital São João Batista
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Term, primiparous and multiparous women with ages ranging from 18 to 40 years, with 3 to 4 centimeters of uterine cervix dilatation, without analgesic and / or anesthetic drugs, with preservation of tactile sensitivity and cognition, were included in the study. medical authorization to perform the physiotherapy, without any complications, and who accepted to be part of the study after reading the ELCT
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pregnant women less than 18 years of age, with elective cesarean sections, with pacemakers, with some complications during labor, with morbidities such as diabetes, arterial hypertension or preeclampsia, with cognitive deficit, hypersensitivity to heat, reduced tactile sensitivity, without medical authorization to receive physical therapy and who did not agree to be part of the study after reading the ELCT
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Check the profile of the parturients through the evaluation form (primiparous or multiparous) gestational age, signs of labor (broken or whole bag), contractions (weak, medium and strong), dilatation, general status, prenatal care whether or not it was performed, and intercurrences during pregnancy, using the Microsoft Excel program for data analysis using simple statistics with percentage values;To verify the effects of TENS and the heated thermal bag in reducing pain in the first stage of normal labor through the Visual / Numerical Verbal Scale of Pain, composed of a horizontal numbered line with the following indications: (0) zero Pain ", one to three (1 to 3)" mild pain ", four to six (4 to 6)" moderate pain "and seven to ten (7 to 10)" severe pain "classifying the pain in they change from zero to ten according to the intensity of parturients sensation, obtaining a numerical classification analyzed by the parametric statistical tests ANOVA post hoc of bonferroni and nonparametric of Wilcoxon and Mann Whitney (Wilcoxon Rank-Sum Test) through paired observations and (independent), respectively, with significance level of p menor ou igual 0,05 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are not expected | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactPriscila Januário
Centro Universitário de Barra Mansa
Outcome results
None listed