NCT06297031

Heat Application to the Sacral Region and Pain Level During the First Stage of Labor

The Effect of Heat Application to the Sacral Region During The First Stage of Labor On the Pain Level and the Obstetric Outcomes

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 134 (actual)
• Sponsor: Istanbul Demiroglu Bilim University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of hot application applied to the sacral region during first stage of labor on women's pain level and labor process.

Detailed description

It is stated that the pain experienced during labor, which is a physiological process, creates stress and anxiety in women and increases the risk of maternal and neonatal complications. Therefore, keeping labor pain under control is important from an obstetrical perspective. Pain experienced during labor is caused by dilatation of the cervix and uterine contractions, and occurs in different regions at each stage of labor. Due to the descent of the fetal head into the pelvis and the pressure it puts on the lumbosacral plexus, the mother feels pain in her back, waist, legs and hips, especially in the first stage of labor. Although pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods are used in the management of labor pain, they have disadvantages such as experiencing drug-related side effects due to pharmacological methods, causing undesirable effects in the woman and the fetus, the woman not being able to actively participate in the labor and not being able to remember what happened during labor.

Conditions

• Heat Exposure
• Labor Pain
• Apgar Score
• Duration of Labor

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	heat application	• Thermophore Application: Before the application, the thermophore was wrapped in a towel to prevent skin damage. Studies in the literature indicate that the surface temperature of the thermophore should be 38-45 °C. For this reason, water with a temperature of 70°C when measured with a thermometer was added into the thermophore. Similarly, studies in the literature indicate that thermophore application should be applied for 10-30 minutes. Therefore, the application takes 20 minutes. The researcher stayed with the woman for 20 minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-04-01
• Primary completion: 2021-05-01
• Completion: 2021-05-30
• First posted: 2024-03-06
• Last updated: 2024-03-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)