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N/A N=80 Randomized Single-blind Supportive Care

Non-pharmacological Resources in Assisting Labor

Labour Pain

Enrolled (actual)
80
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jul 2019
Primary outcome: Primary: Pain Relief — 79.5; 73.8; 71.0; 51.7 millimeters

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Non-pharmacological resources (Other); Routine care (Other)
Age
Pediatric, Adult · 15+ yrs
Sex
Female
Sponsor
University of Sao Paulo
Primary completion
Jul 2012

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Pain Relief
79.5; 73.8; 71.0; 51.7; 75.6; 83.6
SECONDARY
Evolution of Labor
492; 382 <0.01 sig
SECONDARY
Moment That Women Requested Analgesia During the Active Phase of Labor
6; 8
SECONDARY
Number of Women Who Received Pharmacological Analgesia
37; 34
SECONDARY
Type of Delivery
30; 35; 10; 5 0.68
SECONDARY
Number of Participants Whose Neonates Had:
1; 0; 6; 0; 33; 40
SECONDARY
Number of Participants With:
3; 2; 1; 0; 6; 3

Summary

The proposed project will be conducted to evaluate the influence of application resources associated with non-pharmacological during labor for pain relief and accelerated phase of expansion. Although mothers' access to resources for non-pharmacological pain relief during labor is recommended, is not seen as the application of routine obstetric practice, although it has been demonstrated benefits and scientific evidence with your application. It is believed that the implementation of associated application of non-pharmacological resources in assisting the labor can be introduced into daily practice in various hospitals in the country, minimizing pain and favoring the shorter duration of labor, decrease in use of painkillers and inductors, resulting in a reduction of complications, improves the comfort of the mother making her birth experience more satisfying and rewarding, being assisted with security and trained by multidisciplinary teams.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:- Agreed to participate in the study after reading and signing the consent form;

  • Primigravida;
  • Pregnancy only;
  • Gestational age ≥ 37 weeks;
  • Presentation fetal head
  • Chorioamniotic intact membranes
  • Working with spontaneous onset of labor
  • Admission at the beginning of active phase dilation (4-5 cm)
  • Lack of maternal and fetal pathologies
  • Literacy - primary education
  • Absence of cognitive problems

Exclusion Criteria

  • Pregnant women admitted for induction of labor
  • Rupture premature or early of chorioamniotic membranes
  • Use of uterotonic drugs before the active phase
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01389128). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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