Clinical trial NCT05521581: Effects Of Hand Massage After Cesarean Section
Official title: THE EFFECT OF AFTER CAESARIAN SECTION HAND MASSAGE ON PAIN, COMFORT LEVEL AND GAS OUTPUT TIME
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Primiparous Mothers Who Gave Birth by Cesarean Section
Keywords: hand massage
cesarean delivery
ache
comfort
gas outlet
midwife
Lead sponsor: Selcuk University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-08-30
Enrollment: 182
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Intervention model description: Single Group Assignment

Women who had cesarean section in the institution were evaluated in terms of sample.

They were divided into two groups as criteria and random sampling. be an order obtained a random number table, capable of random sampling automatically by means of programs on websites by specifying a number. samples. Selection of intervention and control groups determined by tossing a coin. The sample number was determined as 83 women who had a total of 166 cesarean section in each of the intervention and control groups. Considering the data losses, 10% more was calculated and it was planned to conduct the research with a total of 182 women (91 women in the intervention group, 91 women in the control group).
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: H1-1 Hypothesis: Hand massage applied after cesarean delivery has an effect on reducing the level of pain in the cesarean section incision area of women.

H1-2 Hypothesis: Hand massage applied after cesarean delivery has an effect on increasing the comfort scale score of women.

H1-3 Hypothesis: Hand massage applied after cesarean delivery has an effect on reducing the time of gas production in women.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

Having primiparous pregnancy,

* 18 years old and over,
* Able to speak Turkish and express himself in Turkish,
* Does not have any disability (such as vision, hearing)
* Having completed the 6th hour after cesarean delivery, hospitalized in the gynecology service,
* Having undergone cesarean section with spinal anesthesia,
* Having no findings such as wounds, nerve problems, history of surgery or amputation on their hands,
* Single pregnancy,
* Women who are open to communication and who are mentally and physically healty

Exclusion Criteria:

Not accepting to work,

* Having a gas outlet before starting the application,
* Presence of findings such as wounds on hands, nerve problems, history of surgery or amputation,
* Having postpartum hemorrhage,
* With uterine subinvolution,
* Having a cesarean section with another type of anesthesia other than spinal anesthesia (such as general, epidural combined)
* Having twin babies,
* Having a premature baby (the baby needs more attention and care)
* Women whose babies are hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Primary outcomes:
measure: inclusion of women in the study and filling out the introductory information form
timeFrame: maximum one hour
measure: ensuring the randomization of the women included in the study into the intervention and control groups
timeFrame: Five min
measure: practicing and observing hand massage
timeFrame: an average of 12-13 hours
measure: assessment of pain
timeFrame: five min
measure: comfort assessment
timeFrame: ten min
measure: Evaluation of gas exit time
timeFrame: five min
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Kırıkkale
country: Turkey
facility: Sinem Dügeroğlu
Study officials:
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