Status:

COMPLETED

Hot Showers on Postpartum Fatigue, Mood and Comfort In Women Giving Vaginal Birth

Lead Sponsor:

Nigde Omer Halisdemir University

Collaborating Sponsors:

TC Erciyes University

Conditions:

Fatigue

Comfort

Eligibility:

FEMALE

19-45 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The aim of this study to determine the effect of hot showers on postpartum fatigue, mood and comfort in women giving vaginal birth. 136 women, who were between 6 and 12 hours postpartum, were assigned...

Detailed Description

Evidence has been limited on the effect of hot showers on postpartum fatigue, mood, and comfort in women giving vaginal birth. This study aimed to determine such effects in a randomized controlled tri...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Puerperal women who were aged 19 and over,
  • Educated to at least primary school level,
  • Have a vaginal delivery,
  • To be between 6 and 12 hours postpartum duration ,
  • Having a single and healthy newborn,
  • Mobilized.

Exclusion

  • Puerperal women with a history of chronic illness
  • Puerperal women with a history of psychiatric illness
  • Any risk diagnosed pregnancy (such as oligohydramnios, preeclampsia, heart disease, diabetes, placenta previa)
  • Any complications related to the mother and baby in birth period (dystocia,operative birth, bleeding, hypertension),
  • Any complications related to the mother and baby in the postpartum period (bleeding, hypo-hypertension, babies taken to the neonatal intensive care unit, a body temperature of 38 °C or above, positive Homan's sign etc.).
  • Have a body mass index of 40 or above
  • Have Anemic

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 9 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 25 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

136 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04848922

Start Date

April 9 2018

End Date

November 25 2019

Last Update

May 21 2025

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Nigde Omer Halisdemir University

Niğde, Turkey (Türkiye)