NCT06552104

The Effects of Acupressure Applied to the Primiparous During Episiotomy

The Effects of Acupressure Applied to the Primiparous During Episiotomy Repair on Pain and Anxiety Levels

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 126 (actual)
• Sponsor: Esra SABANCI BARANSEL · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study was conducted to determine the effects of acupressure applied during episiotomy repair on pain and anxiety levels of the primiparous. The study was conducted as a randomized controlled trial with 126 pregnant women (63 women in the acupressure group and 63 women in the control) who applied to a maternity hospital between June and December 2023. Acupressure was applied to the acupressure group twice (during internal suturing and skin suturing) by the researcher during the episiotomy repair. Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used a total of four times, before and after the intervention, to assess the pain scores of the participants, while the Spielberger Manual for State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was used after the second intervention to determine the anxiety levels of the participants.

Detailed description

Introduction: This study was conducted to determine the effects of acupressure applied during episiotomy repair on pain and anxiety levels of the primiparous. Methods: The study was conducted as a randomized controlled trial with 126 pregnant women (63 women in the acupressure group and 63 women in the control) who applied to a maternity hospital between June and December 2023. Acupressure was applied to the acupressure group twice (during internal suturing and skin suturing) by the researcher during the episiotomy repair. Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used a total of four times, before and after the intervention, to assess the pain scores of the participants, while the Spielberger Manual for State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was used after the second intervention to determine the anxiety levels of the participants.

Conditions

• Episiotomy Wound
• Pain
• Anxiety

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	ACUPRESSURE APPLI ACUPRESSURE APPLICATION	Pre-test data were collected from participants who met the inclusion criteria and volunteered to participate in the study by researcher BI in the LDP rooms during the latency period of labor. Post-test data were obtained by the same researcher 16 hours after the cesarean section. Data were obtained using the Personal Information Form, Episiotomy Evaluation Form (EEF), Visual Analog Scale (VAS), and Spielberger Manual for State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI).

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-06-01
• Primary completion: 2023-09-01
• Completion: 2023-12-30
• First posted: 2024-08-13
• Last updated: 2024-09-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)