Clinical trial NCT06552104: The Effects of Acupressure Applied to the Primiparous During Episiotomy
Official title: The Effects of Acupressure Applied to the Primiparous During Episiotomy Repair on Pain and Anxiety Levels
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Episiotomy Wound
Pain
Anxiety
Keywords: Acupressure
episiotomy
primiparous
Lead sponsor: Inonu University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-08-13
Enrollment: 126
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: This study was conducted to determine the effects of acupressure applied during episiotomy repair on pain and anxiety levels of the primiparous.

The study was conducted as a randomized controlled trial with 126 pregnant women (63 women in the acupressure group and 63 women in the control) who applied to a maternity hospital between June and December 2023. Acupressure was applied to the acupressure group twice (during internal suturing and skin suturing) by the researcher during the episiotomy repair. Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used a total of four times, before and after the intervention, to assess the pain scores of the participants, while the Spielberger Manual for State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was used after the second intervention to determine the anxiety levels of the participants.

Detailed description: Introduction: This study was conducted to determine the effects of acupressure applied during episiotomy repair on pain and anxiety levels of the primiparous.

Methods: The study was conducted as a randomized controlled trial with 126 pregnant women (63 women in the acupressure group and 63 women in the control) who applied to a maternity hospital between June and December 2023. Acupressure was applied to the acupressure group twice (during internal suturing and skin suturing) by the researcher during the episiotomy repair. Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used a total of four times, before and after the intervention, to assess the pain scores of the participants, while the Spielberger Manual for State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was used after the second intervention to determine the anxiety levels of the participants.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Being 18 or older,
* having a single healthy newborn,
* Giving spontaneous birth through a medio-lateral episiotomy incision,
* No signs of infection such as vaginal redness or swelling,
* Women with full and healthy tissue integrity in the area where acupressure will be applied.

Exclusion Criteria:

* The need to use unusual lidocaine during episiotomy repair (lidocaine 2% higher than 5 ml),
* having any postpartum complications (such as bleeding, hypertension).

Primary outcomes:
measure: VAS
timeFrame: Change inbreastfeeding self-efficacy levels at 6 weeks change in pain after acupressure
Secondary outcomes:
measure: STAI
timeFrame: Change inbreastfeeding self-efficacy levels at 6 weeks change in anxiety after acupressure
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Malatya
country: Turkey
facility: Esra Sabancı baransel
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