Deep Tissue Massage on Pain and Comfort After Cesarean

Inonu University81 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study to determine the effect of deep tissue massage applied to the back on pain and comfort after cesarean section. Personal information form was used as data collection form, Visual Analog Scala was used to assess pain, and Postpartum Comfort Questionnaire was used to assess comfort.

Material and Method This research was conducted between May 2019 and November 2019 in Inonu University Turgut Ozal Medical Center Training and Research Hospital. When power analysis was performed, the sample size was calculated to be at least 81 women for each group (81 experiments, 81 controls). Experimental group received deep tissue massage twice at 11st and 23rd hours after cesarean section. Data collection form for experimental and control groups before the first massage; Visual Analog Scala was applied four times before and after both massages. After the second massage, both groups were re-administered. Descriptive statistics and independent t-test were used for data analysis.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Cesarean Section Pain, Postoperative Massage Comfort Midwifery

Interventions

deep tissue massageOTHER

DTM was applied to participants in the experimental group twice (at the 10th and 22nd h) after cesarean

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Pain severity is 45 mm or more according to the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), * Having a single and healthy newborn, * Does not respond negatively to any attempt to touch like massage, * Women whose tissue integrity is complete and healthy in the area to be massaged were included in the sample. Exclusion Criteria: * Those with cesarean section with general anesthesia, * Any problems diagnosed before birth and at birth (such as oligohydramnios, preeclampsia, heart disease, diabetes, placenta previa) * Any complications related to the mother and baby in the postpartum period (bleeding, hypertension, babies taken to the neonatal intensive care unit, etc.), * Those who received repeat doses other than routine narcotic analgesics (0.5 mg in the first 30 minutes) were not included in the study.

Locations (1)

Inonu University

Malatya, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

pain scores

Visual Analog Scale: Mild pain between 0-44 mm, moderate pain between 45-74 mm, and severe pain between 75-100 mm

Time frame: at 11st hours cesarean section

pain scores

Visual Analog Scale: Mild pain between 0-44 mm, moderate pain between 45-74 mm, and severe pain between 75-100 mm

Time frame: at 23rd hours cesarean section

Secondary Outcomes

comfort scores

Postpartum Comfort Questionnaire: The highest score from the scale is 170, the lowest score is 34. The increase in the average score obtained from the scale indicates that the comfort level also increases.

Time frame: at 23rd hours cesarean section

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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