Status:
COMPLETED
Effect of Intermittent Heat and Cold Therapy on Comfort During Labor
Lead Sponsor:
Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Conditions:
Labour Pain
Cold Therapy
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-35 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Summary of the Study Childbirth is one of the most significant and complex experiences in any mother's life. According to a study, labour pain ranges from mild to severe and is felt throughout the bod...
Detailed Description
Heat Only Therapy A 2-liter rubber hot water bag will be utilized to provide heat to the lower back of primigravida women during the first stage of labor. The water in the bag will be maintained at a ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria:
- Low-risk primigravida are those pregnant women who are between the ages of 18 to 35 years old admitted to Bhartpur hospitals and anticipated normal delivery.
- Completed 4 ANC visits
- Normal size fetus and without any complication by USG scan
- Weeks of gestation 37 to 41
- No history of abortions
- Who had not taken any analgesic and other regular medication
- Normal BMI (Pre-pregnancy 18.5-24.9)
- Women willing to participate
- Those mothers who are initial phase of labor
- Exclusion criteria ('no any complication')
- Pregnant women who had a history of abortion
- Pregnancy-induced hypertension and heart conditions(pre/eclampsia)
- Antepartum haemorrhage
- Pregnancy with urinary system disease such as UTI
- Hyper or hypothyroidism
- Anemia
- Obesity
- Pregnancy with Diabetes
- Diagnosed Mental Illnesses such as Stress anxiety depression, Psychosis or epilepsy
- Any Physical Disability
- Fever during Labor
- Those pregnant women who did not have any antenatal visit
- Pregnant women who will not willing to participate
- Those women who develop complications during the study
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 26 2024
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 16 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
159 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06214585
Start Date
February 26 2024
End Date
August 16 2024
Last Update
September 27 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Bharatpur Hospital
Bharatpur, Bagmati, Nepal, 44207