Effects Of Hand Massage After Cesarean Section

NCT05521581 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: SelcukU SDugeroglu071
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 182
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

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.

Conditions

Primiparous Mothers Who Gave Birth by Cesarean Section

Keywords

hand massage; cesarean delivery; ache; comfort; gas outlet; midwife

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

• inclusion of women in the study and filling out the introductory information form

  Women are included in the study by filling out the introductory information form. The information obtained will be recorded in the SPSS 20.0 package program.

  maximum one hour

• ensuring the randomization of the women included in the study into the intervention and control groups

  Distributions are made to women included in the study and to control and intervention groups.

  Five min

• practicing and observing hand massage

  Mothers assigned to the intervention group receive 2 sessions of hand massage. The first session is applied at the 6th hour after the cesarean section, and the second session is applied at the 12th hour after the cesarean section. Routine care is applied to the control group and hand massage is not applied.

  an average of 12-13 hours

• assessment of pain

  Women in the intervention and control groups are assessed for pain with the Visual Analog Scale (VAS).

  five min

• comfort assessment

  Women in the intervention and control groups will be evaluated with the Postpartum Comfort Scale.

  ten min

• Evaluation of gas exit time

  The effectiveness of hand massage will be evaluated by looking at the time between cesarean section hours and gas release times of women in the intervention and control groups.

  five min

Study Arms (2)

intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Hand massage will be applied to primiparous mothers who gave birth by cesarean section

Other: Hand massage

control

NO INTERVENTION

Routine care will be given to mothers who have given cesarean section and hand massage will not be applied.

Interventions

Hand massage OTHER

Hand massage will be applied to primiparous mothers who gave birth by cesarean section and its effect on pain, comfort and gas release times will be evaluated.

intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Gender Eligibility Details: primiparous women who had a cesarean section
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Having primiparous pregnancy,
• 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

You may not qualify if:

• 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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Selcuk University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Sinem Dügeroğlu

Kırıkkale, 71100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal İnvestigator

Model Details: 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).

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 20, 2022
• First Posted: August 30, 2022
• Study Start: August 25, 2022
• Primary Completion: January 25, 2023
• Study Completion: March 25, 2023
• Last Updated: August 30, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)