NCT04457921

Deep Tissue Massage on Pain and Comfort After Cesarean

Effects of Deep Tissue Massage on Pain and Comfort After Cesarean: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 81 (actual)
• Sponsor: Inonu University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this study to determine the effect of deep tissue massage applied to the back on pain and comfort after cesarean section. Personal information form was used as data collection form, Visual Analog Scala was used to assess pain, and Postpartum Comfort Questionnaire was used to assess comfort.

Detailed description

Material and Method This research was conducted between May 2019 and November 2019 in Inonu University Turgut Ozal Medical Center Training and Research Hospital. When power analysis was performed, the sample size was calculated to be at least 81 women for each group (81 experiments, 81 controls). Experimental group received deep tissue massage twice at 11st and 23rd hours after cesarean section. Data collection form for experimental and control groups before the first massage; Visual Analog Scala was applied four times before and after both massages. After the second massage, both groups were re-administered. Descriptive statistics and independent t-test were used for data analysis.

Conditions

• Cesarean Section
• Pain, Postoperative
• Massage
• Comfort
• Midwifery

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	deep tissue massage	DTM was applied to participants in the experimental group twice (at the 10th and 22nd h) after cesarean

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-05-10
• Primary completion: 2019-11-25
• Completion: 2019-12-17
• First posted: 2020-07-07
• Last updated: 2024-03-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)