Trials / Unknown
UnknownNCT02588508
Effectiveness of Warm Packs, Perineal Massage and Hands Off During Labour in the Perineal Outcomes.
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 201 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Female
- Age
- —
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
This study evaluates the effectiveness of warm packs, perineal massage and hands off, during labour, in the perineal outcomes. The perineal outcomes are perineal tears, grade of perineal tears, need of suture, perineal edema, perineal pain, use of drugs for perineal pain, and satisfaction with the technique used.
Detailed description
This study is a randomised controled trial.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | Warm packs | : The warm packs are held in the mother's perineum during birth. The warm packs are changed as needed to maintain warmth. |
| PROCEDURE | Perineal massage | The perineal massage will be gently held in the longitudinal direction of the muscle fibers, with movements of the thumb and forefinger, like "count coins". |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2015-04-01
- Primary completion
- 2015-12-01
- Completion
- 2016-01-01
- First posted
- 2015-10-27
- Last updated
- 2015-11-20
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Brazil
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02588508. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.