Clinical trials: Labor Comfort
Pain, Labor
Acupressure and Comfort at Childbirth
Aims: Non-pharmacological methods employed for management labor pain also help pregnant women to cope with labor pain and increase their childbirth comfort.
- Trial name
- NCT05407103
- Testing
- Cold Acupressure, Warm Acupressure
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 129 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Serap Ozturk Altinayak
Labor Pain
MASSAGE AND HOT APPLICATION ON LABOR
Aim: This study aimed to examine the effects of sacral massage and hot application on labor pain and comfort level perceptions in pregnant women.
- Trial name
- NCT04382833
- Testing
- HOT APPLICATION, MASSAGE
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Balikesir University
Labor Pain, Perineal Pain
The Effect of LI4 Acupressure on Perineal Pain and Postpartum Comfort During Episiotomy Repair
The study was planned to evaluate the effect of LI4 acupressure application on perineal pain and postpartum comfort during episiotomy repair.
- Conditions
- Labor Pain, Perineal Pain, Postpartum Comfort
- Trial name
- NCT06407505
- Testing
- Acupressure group
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uskudar University
Childbirth
Fetal Images Through Virtual Reality During Labor
Aim: This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effect of viewing personalized fetal images through a virtual reality (VR) headset during labor on childbirth comfort, maternal attachment, and perceived traumatic…
- Trial name
- FITVRDL (NCT07793136)
- Testing
- Virtual Reality
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
Pregnancy, Pregnancy - Labor Monitoring
Effect of Birthing Stool Use During Labor on Birth Comfort, Perceived Support and Control
This study was planned to determine the effect of using a birthing stool during labor on birth comfort, perceived support and control during labor in primiparous pregnant women.
- Trial name
- NCT07895186
- Testing
- birth stool
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uskudar University
Nutrition Disorder, Infant, Music
Lullaby and Classic Music's Effect on Vital Findings and Comfort
In the study, lullabies and classical music played to preterm babies during orogastric tube feeding; It will be tried to determine the effect on cerebral oxygenation level, vital signs and comfort levels.
- Conditions
- Nutrition Disorder, Infant, Music, Preterm, Vital Signs
- Trial name
- NCT05333575
- Testing
- Lullaby, Classic music
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
Labor Pain, Comfort
Using Wet Towel During Labor
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether the wet towel method applied during the first stage of labor can reduce labor pain and anxiety and improve childbirth comfort in first-time mothers.
- Conditions
- Labor Pain, Comfort, Labor Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT07808840
- Testing
- Wet Towel
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sakarya University
Low Back Pain, Pregnancy
The Effect of Kinesio Taping During Labor on Low Back Pain, Vaginal Birth Self-Efficacy, Postpartum Comfort Perception, and Newborn Apgar Scores
The Kinesio Taping® technique and Kinesio Tex® tape were invented by Japanese chiropractor and acupuncturist Dr. in 1973. Developed by Kenzo Kase.
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Pregnancy, Midwifery, Birth Self-efficacy
- Trial name
- kinesio tape (NCT07459231)
- Testing
- Kinesio Taping
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ege University
Breastfeeding, Pregnancy
The Effect of Progressive Relaxation Exercise
This clinical trial aims to evaluate the effect of a childbirth preparation program that includes progressive relaxation exercises on pregnant women's preferences for mode of delivery, their experience of labour pain, and…
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, Pregnancy, Labor Pain
- Trial name
- NCT07090902
- Testing
- Progressive Relaxation-Based Childbirth Preparation Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karabuk University
Birth
The Effect of Creating a Birth Story in the Labor Room on Fear of Childbirth
The aim of this study is to reduce the fears of women who will give birth and increase their comfort. In the literature review conducted for this purpose, no study has yet been found that examines the effect of creating a birth…
- Trial name
- NCT07382609
- Testing
- BIRTH STORY EXPERIMENTAL GROUP
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inonu University
Labor Pain, Fear of Childbirth
The Effect of Labor Dance on Traumatic Birth Perception and Comfort
ne of the non-pharmacological methods that provide opportunities such as massage and freedom of movement with the support of the spouse / partner is the birth dance.
- Trial name
- labordance (NCT04287699)
- Testing
- labor dance
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
Premature, Thermoregulation
Delaying First Bathing and Skin Barrier Function on Infant
It is still unknown when the first bath should be done in premature newborns. Investigators think that delaying the time of the first bath compared to the time in the clinic will show some positive changes in preterm newborns.
- Trial name
- TEWL (NCT04231799)
- Testing
- Bathing
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Induction of Labor Affected Fetus / Newborn
Cervical Ripening as an Outpatient Method Using the Foley (COMFORT)
A multicenter pragmatic randomized trial of nulliparous women undergoing a term (≥37 weeks) induction of labor wherein the provider intends to use a Foley catheter for cervical ripening.
- Trial name
- COMFORT (NCT05759988)
- Testing
- Outpatient Foley catheter
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Virtual Reality, Birth
Pain Perceived by Women During Episiotomy Repair
This research was carried out to evaluate the effect of video and accompanying music played with virtual reality glasses during episiotomy repair on women's perceived pain, vital signs and postpartum comfort during episiotomy…
- Trial name
- NCT05134376
- Testing
- During Episiotomy Repair, Women Will Be Watching Virtual Reality Glasses Accompanied by Music
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aydin Adnan Menderes University
Labor Position and Maternal Birth Experience
Standing vs. Squatting Positions During Labor
Background: Maternal position during labor is a key non-pharmacological strategy that supports physiological birth and women's active participation in the childbirth process.
- Trial name
- NCT07383181
- Testing
- Standing Position During Labor, Squatting Position During Labor
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biruni University
Labor Pain, Labor Comfort
Ice Massage Applied to SP6 Point at Labor
Purpose: In the study , it was aimed to determine the effect of ice massage applied to SP6 point during labor on labor pain, labor comfort, labor duration, and anxiety.
- Conditions
- Labor Pain, Labor Comfort, Duration of Labor, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT05676879
- Testing
- Ice massage was applied to the SP6 points
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Balikesir University
Labor Pain and Anxiety
Warm and Cool Color Visual Focusing in Labor
This randomized controlled trial was conducted to compare the effects of focusing on warm- and cool-color visuals during labor on labor pain, state anxiety, childbirth comfort, and labor duration.
- Trial name
- NCT07777107
- Testing
- Warm-color visual, Cool-color visual
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Balikesir University
Patient Comfort, Postpartum Hemorrhage
The Effect of Skin-to-skin Contact on Placental Separation Time, Type, Postpartum Hemorrhage and Comfort
It is aimed to determine the late cord clamping with early skin-to-skin contact in primiparous pregnant women who delivered vaginally, according to placental separation time, separation method, amount of postpartum bleeding and…
- Conditions
- Patient Comfort, Postpartum Hemorrhage, Midwifery, Placenta
- Trial name
- NCT06011096
- Testing
- skin-to-skin contact and delayed cord clamping, avoiding skin-to-skin contact and early cord clamping
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bahar GÖBEL
Labor Pain, Birth Order
Stress Ball Used in the Active Phase of Labor on Labor Pain and Birth Comfort
The aim of the clinical trial is to examine the effect of a stress ball applied to pregnant women during the active phase of labor on labor pain and labor comfort.
- Conditions
- Labor Pain, Birth Order, Stress
- Trial name
- NCT06626958
- Testing
- Stress Ball
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Birth
The Effect of Cold Application to the Sacral Area on Labor Comfort:
Purpose: Cold application is considered as an effective alternative treatment for labor comfort because of its low side effects and easy availability.
- Trial name
- NCT05693623
- Testing
- cold application
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emine Yıldırım