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Skin to Skin ContactNCT04425096

The Effect of Skin to Skin Contact on Postpartum Hemorrhage, Pain And Breastfeeding

A study testing Skin to skin contact in people with Skin to Skin Contact, run by Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of postpartum hemorrhage, pain and onset of early breastfeeding so that the skin applied at the third stage of birth is in contact with the skin. Material and Method: The study was carried out as a randomized controlled single-blind experimental study. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 35 years, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Skin to Skin Contact
What is being tested?
Skin to skin contact
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
64 participants
Where
1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
Study dates
25 May 2020to 22 Dec 2020
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 35 years
  • Women only
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Women aged 18-35 years,
  • having a single pregnancy,
  • literate,
  • between 37-42 gestational week,
  • hemoglobin level of 10 g and above,
  • without chronic, mental and psychological disease
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  • Infants;
  • without congenital anomalies,
  • with a first Apgar score of 8 and above,
  • birth weight between 2500 - 4000 g
  • no obstruction to oral feeding

Who cannot join

  • Induction practice,
  • multiparity,
  • any risky condition development in the mother and baby during or after birth

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
  • Saglık Bilimleri Universitesi

    Istanbul

Other trials in Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Official title: The Effect of Skin to Skin Contact on Postpartum Hemorrhage, Pain And Breastfeeding: Randomized Controlled Trial

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of postpartum hemorrhage, pain and onset of early breastfeeding so that the skin applied at the third stage of birth is in contact with the skin. Material and Method: The study was carried out as a randomized controlled single-blind experimental study. The sample consists of 68 healthy mother and baby pairs. Skin contact with mothers and babies in the experimental group will be applied for 34 minutes immediately after birth. Routine care will be applied to the babies in the control group. Data will be collected using Personal Information Form, Visual Analogue Scale, LATCH Breastfeeding Diagnostic Scale, Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale, postpartum hemorrhage follow-up bag, pad and oxytocin, ᵦ endorphine analysis results.

were collected using Personal Information Form, Visual Analogue Scale, LATCH Breastfeeding Diagnostic Scale, Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale, postpartum bleeding follow-up bag, pad and oxytocin, ᵦ endorphin analysis results.

Read the detailed description

Implementation of the Practice of the Study; In the standard practice of the delivery room clinic, where the study was planned, babies are clamped as soon as they are born, and their routine care (such as K vit and hepatitis B vaccine application) is taken under the radiant heater. The skin contact can not be applied between the baby and the mother. After the baby is cared, until the mother is transferred to the postpartum clinic, the baby is wrapped in a clean cotton sterile cloth under a radiant heater in the baby room.

Routine care was applied to the babies of the control group mothers. No physical contact with the babies of the control group mothers was performed, standard applications were applied in the clinic (placing the baby under the radiant heater for clamping the umbilical cord as soon as it was born, K-vit application, Hepatitis B vaccine application etc.).

As soon as the babies of the mothers in the experimental group were born, the babies were placed in a prone position with skin contact on their mothers' bare belly. The baby was gently dried, covered with a blanket and a beret was worn. The umbilical cord of the baby was clamped late (approximately 1-3 minutes). The baby was kept in this position for 30 minutes and then taken under the radiant heater for routine care.

Blood was collected from women in the experimental and control groups for the 1st and 30th minutes after the birth of the baby for oxytocin and ᵦ endorphin analysis. After for both groups, VAS was applied after 2nd and 6th hours after birth, LATCH Breastfeeding Assessment and BSS were applied in 24th hour and 1 week later of the birth. Immediately after birth, a postpartum hemorrhage follow-up bag was placed on the gynecological table and followed by a bleeding bag until the mother got up from the gynecological table. When women were taken to bed from gynecological table, bleeding was followed up with a perineal pad. Weights of pad and mattress protections of women were weighed at 24 hours because normal women were discharged at 24 hours after delivery.

Being tested
Skin to skin contact
Keywords
Postpartum Pain, Breastfeeding, Beta Endorphin, Oxytocin, Postpartum Hemorrhage, Skin to Skin Contact
Medical subject headings
Breast Feeding, Postpartum Hemorrhage

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Skin to skin contactOther

    Skin to skin contact

Study groups in NCT04425096
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Skin to skin contactExperimentalThe mothers and their babies in the experimental group received a 30-minute skin to skin contact immediately after birth (n:34)
Receives: Other: Skin to skin contact
Routine careNo interventionThe babies in the control group received routine care (n:34)

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Oxytocin Analysis

    Oxytocin 1minute level

    Measured: 1 minute -30 minutes.

  2. ᵦ endorphin Analysis

    ᵦ endorphin 1 minute

    Measured: 1 minute -30 minutes.

  3. VAS (Visuel Analog Scale)

    VAS is a commonly used measurement tool for determining the degree of pain. The patient is asked to mark his or her pain on a 10 cm ruler that writes painlessness (0) on one end and the most severe pain (10) on the other end

    Measured: 2nd hour- 6 th hour

  4. LATCH Breastfeeding Assessment Tool

    LATCH (L: is for how well the infantlatches onto the breast, A: is for the amount of audibleswallowing noted, T: is for the mother's nipple type/condition, C: is for the mother's level of comfort, and H: isfor the amount of help the mother needs to hold her infant tothe breast) assessment tool is based on observations and descriptions of effective breastfeeding, evaluates five characteristics of breastfeeding .The total score ranges from 0 to 10, with the higherscore representing successful breastfeeding.

    Measured: 24th hour -1st week

  5. Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale

    Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale; The 5-point Likert type scale consists of 14 items. Minimum 14 points, maximum 70 points can be obtained, and high scores indicate that breastfeeding selfefficacy is higher.

    Measured: 24th hour -1st week

  6. Postpartum Blood Bag

    Immediately after birth, a postpartum hemorrhage follow-up bag was placed on the gynecological table and followed by a bleeding bag until the mother got up from the gynecological table.

    Measured: 24th hour

  7. Total Postpartum Blood Loss

    Total Postpartum Blood Loss(postpartum blood bag +pad test ): Immediately after birth, a postpartum hemorrhage follow-up bag was placed on the gynecological table and followed by a bleeding bag until the mother got up from the gynecological table. When women were taken to bed from gynecological table, bleeding was followed up with a perineal pad. Weights of pad and mattress protections of women were weighed at 24 hours because normal women were discharged at 24 hours after delivery.

    Measured: 24th hour

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted11 Jun 2020
  2. Study start25 May 2020
  3. Primary completion25 Sep 2020
  4. Study completion22 Dec 2020

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Randomized controlled single-blind experimental study.
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Participant
Enrolment
64 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04425096
Sponsor's protocol ID
2018/066
Status last verified
Dec 2021
First submitted
4 Jun 2020
Last updated
17 Dec 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Alus Tokat, M. & Okumuş, H. (2013). The Effect of Antenatal Training Based on Strengthening the Perception of Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy on the Perception of Breastfeeding Self- Efficacy and Breastfeeding. Journal of Nursing Education and Research, 10, 21-29

  • Annagür, B. & Annagür, A. (2012). Relationship of Postpartum Mental Status with Breastfeeding. Current Approaches in Psychiatry, 4, 279-292

  • Çalısır, H., Karaçam, Z., Akgül, F.A. & Kurnaz, D.A. (2009). Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Form of the Postpartum Parenting Behavior Scale. Journal of Atatürk University School of Nursing, 12, 1-8

  • Cong X, Ludington-Hoe SM, Hussain N, Cusson RM, Walsh S, Vazquez V, Briere CE, Vittner D. Parental oxytocin responses during skin-to-skin contact in pre-term infants. Early Hum Dev. 2015 Jul;91(7):401-6. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2015.04.012. Epub 2015 May 16.

    PubMed 25988992
  • Cooijmans KHM, Beijers R, Rovers AC, de Weerth C. Effectiveness of skin-to-skin contact versus care-as-usual in mothers and their full-term infants: study protocol for a parallel-group randomized controlled trial. BMC Pediatr. 2017 Jul 6;17(1):154. doi: 10.1186/s12887-017-0906-9.

    PubMed 28683833
  • Edwards HM. Aetiology and treatment of severe postpartum haemorrhage. Dan Med J. 2018 Mar;65(3):B5444.

    PubMed 29510809
  • Essa R.M., İsmail N. & İsmail A. (2015). Effect of Early Maternal/Newborn Skin-To- Skin Contact After Birth On The Duration Of Third Stage Of Labor And İnitiation Of Breastfeeding. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 54, 98-107.

  • Hughes KN, Rodriguez-Carter J, Hill J, Miller D, Gomez C. Using Skin-to-Skin Contact to Increase Exclusive Breastfeeding at a Military Medical Center. Nurs Womens Health. 2015 Dec-2016 Jan;19(6):478-89. doi: 10.1111/1751-486X.12244.

    PubMed 26682656
  • Karimi, A., Tara, F., Khadivzadeh, T. & Aghamohammadian, Sharbaf, H.R. (2013). The Effect of Skin to Skin Contact Immediately after Delivery on the Maternal Attachment and Anxiety Regarding Infant. Iran J Obstet Gynecol Infertil, 16, 7-15.

  • Karimi, F.Z., Bagheri, S., Tara, F., Khadivzadeh, T. & Mousavi, Bazaz, S.M. (2014). Effect ofKangaroo Mother Care on breastfeeding self efficacy in primiparous women, 3 month after child birth. Iran J Obstet Gynecol Infertil, 17, 1-8.

  • Linares AM, Wambach K, Rayens MK, Wiggins A, Coleman E, Dignan MB. Modeling the Influence of Early Skin-to-Skin Contact on Exclusive Breastfeeding in a Sample of Hispanic Immigrant Women. J Immigr Minor Health. 2017 Oct;19(5):1027-1034. doi: 10.1007/s10903-016-0380-8.

    PubMed 26969615

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Skin to skin contact in people with Skin to Skin Contact, run by Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 11 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Dec 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Oxytocin Analysis (time frame: 1 minute -30 minutes.). The study lists 7 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04425096, which also lists 11 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 17 Dec 2021.

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