The Effect of Therapeutic Touch at Birth on Pain, Birth Duration, Traumatic Birth Perception and Anxiety

NCT06426329 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: TR SİVAS 04
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 66
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Aim: This study was planned to determine the effect of therapeutic touch applied at birth on pain, birth duration, traumatic birth perception and anxiety.

Conditions

Pregnancy; Vaginal Delivery

Keywords

Therapeutic Touch; Labor Pain; Birth Duration; Anxiety; Traumatic Birth Perception

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Visual Analogue Scale

  It is a measurement tool used to evaluate pain intensity, where 0 = no pain and 10 = the most severe pain.

  Baseline

• State Anxiety Inventory

  It is a scale consisting of 20 items that requires the individual to answer how she feels at a certain moment and under certain conditions, taking into account her feelings about the current situation. A score of 0-19 indicates "no anxiety", 20-39 points indicates "mild", 40-59 points indicates "moderate", and 60-79 points indicates "severe anxiety".

  Baseline

• Traumatic Birth Perception Scale

  It consists of 13 items and measures the woman's level of perception of traumatic birth. (0-26) points: very low perception of traumatic birth (27- 52) points: low level of perception of traumatic birth (53-78) points: perception of moderately traumatic birth (79-104) points: perception of highly traumatic birth (105-130) points: very high perception of traumatic birth

  Baseline

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Visual Analogue Scale

  Postpartum in 2 hour

• State Anxiety Inventory

  Postpartum in 2 hour

• Traumatic Birth Perception Scale

  Postpartum in 2 hour

Study Arms (2)

Therapeutic touch Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Therapeutic touch was applied twice to the women in the intervention group in addition to routine practices. The first application was performed in the latent phase of the first stage of labour, and the second was done in the active phase of labour.

Behavioral: Therapeutic Touch

Standard of care Group

NO INTERVENTION

The control group did not receive any treatment.

Interventions

Therapeutic Touch BEHAVIORAL

Therapeutic touch, as meaningful touch, is included in complementary medicine in the literature. It provides physical, emotional and spiritual relief, improves physiological health, makes the person feel valuable, gives confidence, peace, calmness and increases self-confidence.

Also known as: Control Group

Therapeutic touch Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Not having a high-risk pregnancy Having no health problems with the baby or herself Having a single foetus Being about to have a vaginal delivery Not having a chronic physical or psychiatric diagnosis Agreeing to participate in the research Not having communication and perception problems Miad (37W\<) pregnancy Having with induction application

You may not qualify if:

• having vacuum, forceps etc. intervention such as

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cumhuriyet University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Sukran Ertekin Pinar

Sivas, Turkey, 58140, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Labor Pain; Anxiety Disorders

Interventions

Therapeutic Touch; Control Groups

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mind-Body Therapies; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Spiritual Therapies; Epidemiologic Research Design; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Research Design; Methods

Study Officials

• Sukran Ertekin Pinar, Ph.D.

  Cumhuriyet University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Doç. Profesör Doktor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 27, 2024
• First Posted: May 23, 2024
• Study Start: January 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: December 30, 2024
• Study Completion: January 30, 2025
• Last Updated: February 20, 2026

Record last verified: 2024-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)