Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of Foot Massage on Postpartum Comfort and Pain Level of the Mothers Who Had Vaginal Birth

Lead Sponsor:

Ege University

Conditions:

Postpartum Disorder

Massage

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-35 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Background and Purpose: This study aims to investigate the effect of foot massage in the postpartum period on the need of receiving analgesic medication after assessing the postpartum comfort and pain...

Detailed Description

Background and purpose: This study aims to investigate the effect of foot massage in the postpartum period on the need of receiving analgesic medication after assessing the postpartum comfort and pain...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • primipara mothers (who had their first birth),
  • mothers who had normal vaginal delivery,
  • those who had undergone episiotomy,
  • who were volunteered to participate in the study,
  • who were on the first day of delivery (first 24 hours),
  • who had no complications in the infant and the baby,
  • age of whom ranged from 18 to 35,
  • those who did not apply or receive any other complementary therapy,
  • mothers who did not have any wound, infection or discomfort etc. on their feet,
  • mothers who can read and write

Exclusion

  • mothers with any systemic disease
  • mothers who dislike foot massage during practice
  • early discharge mothers
  • mothers who applied another massage technique
  • mothers who take the analgesic drug unnecessarily

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 3 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

66 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04037202

Start Date

July 3 2017

End Date

September 1 2017

Last Update

July 30 2019

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Ege University

Izmir, Bornova, Turkey (Türkiye), 35100