NCT06847893

The Effect of Rebozo Technique on Perceived Support and Control in Childbirth

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 44 (actual)
• Sponsor: Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study was designed as a randomized controlled, 2-group, experimental study to measure the levels of perceived birth support and control between women with and without rebozo technique.

Detailed description

Objective: This study was conducted to measure the perceived support during labor and the level of control over their own labor in pregnant women who underwent rebozo technique. Method: The study was conducted in a randomized controlled experimental design between September and December 2024. The population of the study consisted of 44 primiparous pregnant women admitted to a district state hospital for delivery. The sample size was calculated and the study was conducted with 44 pregnant women (experiment: 22, control: 22). While rebozo technique was applied to the experimental group during the trauma process, routine midwifery care was applied to the control group. Introductory Information Form, Perceived Support and Control Scale in Childbirth were used to collect data in the study.

Conditions

• Pregnant Women

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	rebozo technique	In accordance with the 'Rebozo Chart' developed by the researcher, the pregnant women in the experimental group were massaged with 4 different rebozo techniques (rebozo technique in hand-knee position, rebozo technique in knee-chest position, umbilical support with rebozo, rebozo technique applied with Pilates ball) in the active phase of labor. After the application, the duration, frequency and cervical dilatation of the pregnant woman were recorded in the chart.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-09-01
• Primary completion: 2024-12-31
• Completion: 2025-01-30
• First posted: 2025-02-26
• Last updated: 2025-02-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)