Neuro Linguistic Programming Pain Levels After Cesarean Delivery

The Effect of Neuro Linguistic Programming on Pain Levels After Cesarean Delivery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

This study was conducted to determine the effect of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) application on post-cesarean section pain levels.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Pain, Postoperative; Nursing Caries
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: NEURO-LINGUISTIC PROGRAMMING (NLP)

Detailed Description

The study was carried out between March 1 and June 1, 2021 with mothers who gave birth through cesarean section in the postpartum service of a maternity and children's hospital in the most populated city of Turkey, which is located in the west. The study data consists of a total of 76 individuals, including 38 in the experimental group and 38 in the control group. In the study, the effect size was calculated as 2.22. Accordingly, the power of the study, which was completed with 38 individuals in the control group and 38 in experimental group, had an effect size of 2.22, and used a significance level of 0.05, was calculated as 99.9%. The power analysis was conducted on the G*Power software package.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 76
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Tunceli, Turkey, 63000
    • Nursel Alp Dal

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 19 years to 42 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• The study included individuals who

  • had a cesarean section,
  • were at the 6th to 24th hour postpartum,
  • agreed to participate in the study,
  • had a cesarean section for the first time,
  • did not use patient-controlled analgesia (PCA),
  • did not have an additional health problem that may cause pain in the postpartum period, other than cesarean incision pain, and
  • could speak and understand Turkish.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Mothers who wanted to quit on their own will at any stage after being included in the study, had verbal communication problems, had hearing or vision problems, or had previously been diagnosed with a psychiatric illness were excluded from the sample.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Experimental:Neuro Linguistic Programming; One session (20-minute long) of NLP application was performed. The NLP techniques that were employed were representational systems and submodality. In this technique, the sensory, auditory, and kinesthetic feelings of the individual are learned. These emotions are modified by imagining. The NLP application was carried out by a researcher who has a certificate in this field.	Behavioral: NEURO-LINGUISTIC PROGRAMMING (NLP); ● One session (20-minute long) of NLP application was performed. The NLP techniques that were employed were representational systems and submodality. In this technique, the sensory, auditory, and kinesthetic feelings of the individual are learned. These emotions are modified by imagining. The NLP application was carried out by a researcher who has a certificate in this field
No Intervention: control group; No NLP was applied on the control group patients.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Examination of inter-and intra-group differences regarding VAS Scores	A mean total score on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). In this assessment, users score their pain from 0 to 10. The scores are interpreted as follows: "0", no pain at all; 1-4, mild pain; 5-6, moderate pain; and 7-10, severe pain. A mean total score on the VAS of four and above indicates postoperative pain.	Immediately after the completion of the NLP application

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Distribution of participant characteristics by groups	The effect of NLP application on post-operative pain in women who gave birth by cesarean section is examined. Comparisons are made by using Visual Analog Scale (VAS) mean scores in the experimental and control groups.	20 minutes after the first administration of the VAS

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Munzur University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): March 1, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 1, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): June 21, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 18, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 27, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): September 2, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): September 2, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 27, 2021
• Last Verified: August 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: NLP, cesarean section, postpartum, pain
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Postoperative Complications; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Pain, Postoperative
• Other Study ID Numbers: 047213793060212

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: Undecided

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No