NCT03066973

BREATHING EXERCISES FOR LABOR PAIN AND DURATION

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BREATHING EXERCISES TO LABOR PAIN and DURATION: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 250 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ataturk University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study aimed to assess the efficacy of breathing exercises (BE) during the second stage of labor for maternal pain, duration of labor and first-minute APGAR score. This is a randomized controlled trial that compares nulliparous pregnant in the second stage of labor instructed regarding BE with a control group (CG) that received standard care service. It was conducted at Nenehatun Obstetric and Gynecology Hospital between May-June 2016, in Erzurum. One session of BE training were given to pregnant in intervention group (IG). Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was performed to identify perception of pain to all pregnant during the second stage of birth. Time of the second stage was recorded as second (sec), and first minute APGAR scores were recorded. Significance was set at p\<0.05.

Detailed description

In this trial, it is aimed to assess the effectiveness of breathing exercises (BE) for management of labor pain during the second stage of labor. Nulliparous pregnant were randomized two arms. Intervention group received breathing exercise at the first stage of labor. Control group received routine care services. It was conducted at Nenehatun Obstetric and Gynecology Hospital between May-June 2016, in Erzurum, Turkey. Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was performed to identify perception of pain to all pregnant during the second stage of labor. Time of the second stage was recorded as second (sec), and first minute APGAR scores of newborn were recorded. All analysis was carried out using SPSS 20. Significance was set at p\<0.05.

Conditions

• Labor Pain
• Breathing Exercise

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	BREATHING EXERCISE	The intervention group was instructed on breathing exercise according to the established trial protocol.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-05-01
• Primary completion: 2016-06-30
• Completion: 2016-07-30
• First posted: 2017-03-01
• Last updated: 2017-03-14