NCT07354360

Effect of Oketani Breast Massage on Promoting Breastfeeding

Effect of Oketani Massage on Successful Breastfeeding

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Mansoura University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Breastfeeding is essential for infant survival and maternal health; however, many primipara women experience breastfeeding difficulties in the early postpartum period, particularly, latching difficulties, ineffective milk transfer, low breastfeeding self-efficacy and breast engorgement, which may compromise successful breastfeeding. Oketani massage is a non-pharmacological, cost-effective breast massage technique developed to enhance milk flow, improve maternal comfort during breastfeeding and reduce breast engorgement. This study aims to evaluate effect of Oketani massage on successful breastfeeding. Successful breastfeeding will be assessed through indicators of maternal latching technique, successful breastfeeding behavior and maternal breastfeeding self-efficacy. The findings of this study may support the use of Oketani massage as a supportive nursing intervention to promote successful breastfeeding outcomes in the early postpartum period

Conditions

• Breastfeeding
• Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy
• Oketani Massage
• Latching

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Oketani massage group	primipara who meet inclusion criteria and who are assigned to the intervention group will be informed about the study and their consent will be obtained.. Primipara mothers in the intervention group will receive Oketani massage after delivery to enhance successful breastfeeding. The massage is performed using 8 specific hand steps (7 steps for separating the mammary glands and 1 step for expression). Each session lasts 15-20 minutes and is repeated according to the study protocol. the researcher will train primipara relatives to apply Oketani massage after discharge to primipara after discharge. The massage aims to increase milk flow, reduce breast engorgement, improve breast softness, enhance nipple elasticity, and increase maternal comfort and breastfeeding self-efficacy.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-02-01
• Primary completion: 2026-06-01
• Completion: 2026-12-01
• First posted: 2026-01-21
• Last updated: 2026-03-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt