Effects of Back Massage After Cesarean Section

The Effect of Back Massage After Cesarean on Pain, Anxiety, Sleep, Breastfeeding, Comfort, Uterine Involution and Physiological Parameters

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of back massage application after cesarean section on women's pain, anxiety, sleep, breastfeeding, comfort, uterine involution process and physiological parameters. This research is a randomized controlled experimental type study with a pretest-posttest control group. In the research, after obtaining the necessary permissions and the ethics committee report, the application will be carried out to women who have given birth by cesarean section at the State Hospital and meet the criteria for inclusion in the study. Personal Information Form, Richard Campbell Sleep Scale, Trait-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Postpartum Comfort Scale, Bristol Breastfeeding Evaluation Tool, Visual Analog Scale for Pain, Uterine Involution Evaluation Form, Physiological Parameter Form will be used in the research.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Cesarean Section
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Back massage

Detailed Description

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of back massage after cesarean section on women's pain, anxiety, sleep, breastfeeding, comfort, uterine involution process and physiological parameters. This research is a randomized controlled experimental type study with a pretest-posttest control group. Personal Information Form, Richard Campbell Sleep Scale, Trait-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Postpartum Comfort Scale, Bristol Breastfeeding Evaluation Tool, Visual Analog Scale for Pain, Uterine Involution Evaluation Form, Physiological Parameter Form will be used in the research.

Collection of Data This research is a randomized controlled experimental type study with a pretest-posttest control group. The data of the research will be collected after the necessary institutional permission and ethics committee approval have been obtained. Data will be collected in three stages. Women who meet the inclusion criteria for the study will be informed about the method to be followed in the research. Those who want to participate in the research will read and sign the volunteer information form.

First Stage:

Women who apply to the selected hospital, meet the inclusion criteria and agree to participate in the study will be visited 12 hours after cesarean delivery, the women will be informed, verbal and written consent will be obtained from women who want to participate in the study, and pre-test data will be collected by the researcher. Before randomization to the intervention and control groups, the researcher will give general information to the mothers about the research at the 12th hour after cesarean section and their written informed consent will be obtained. The pre-test data of the research were collected face to face in an average of 20 minutes with the 'Personal Information Form', 'Trait-Trait Anxiety Inventory', 'Postpartum Comfort Scale', 'Bristol Breastfeeding Evaluation Tool', 'Uterus Involution Evaluation Form' and 'Physiological Parameter Form'. It will be filled in by the participants themselves using the interview technique. The height of the fundus section of the uterus, heart rate, body temperature, oxygen saturation, respiratory rate and blood pressure physiological parameters will be monitored by the researcher.

Second Stage:

'Visual Analog Scala' and 'Physiological Parameter Form' data will be filled in again by the researcher one hour after massage for the intervention group (13 hours after cesarean delivery), and for the control group 13 hours after cesarean delivery.

Third Stage:

Post-test data 24 hours after the intervention group was massaged by the researcher; 'Richard Campbell Sleep Scale', 'Visual Analog Scala', 'Trait-Trait Anxiety Inventory', 'Postpartum Comfort Scale', 'Bristol Breastfeeding Assessment Tool', 'Uterine Involution Evaluation Form', 'Physiological Parameter Form' will be filled in again. . Participants in the control group will not receive massage and will receive routine nursing care. Pain, sleep, comfort, breastfeeding and heart rate, body temperature, anxiety, uterine involution, oxygen saturation, respiratory rate, blood pressure physiological parameters of women in the control group will be measured at the same time intervals.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 78
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Esra GÜLER EG PhD student; Phone Number: 0545 628 25 12; Email: esraguleravza0@gmail.com
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Nülüfer ERBİL NE Prof. Dr.; Phone Number: 0535 830 63 57; Email: nulufererbil@gmail.com

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Ordu
    • Fatsa, Ordu, Turkey, 52400
      • Recruiting
      • Fatsa State Hospital
      • Contact: Esra EG Güler, 4; Phone Number: 0545 628 25 12; Email: esraguleravza0@gmail.com
      • Principal Investigator: Esra EG GÜLER, 1

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Mothers who gave birth at the age of 18 and over
• The one who is married
• At least primary school graduate
• Giving by cesarean section
• Those who had a cesarean section with regional anesthesia
• Having a single, healthy newborn at full term
• Those who did not experience any problems during pregnancy
• Pain intensity is 40 mm or more according to the Visual Analogue Scale
• Does not react negatively to any attempt at touch, such as massage
• The tissue integrity in the area to be massaged is complete and healthy
• Women who agree to participate in the research will be included in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Those who gave birth by cesarean section before the 37th week of pregnancy
• Having diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, hypertension
• Receiving controlled analgesia after cesarean section
• Having received a psychiatric diagnosis such as anxiety and depression
• Those who develop postpartum complications
• Women who want to leave the research at any stage of the research will be excluded from the research

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: back massage group; Volunteer women who meet the inclusion criteria after cesarean delivery will be selected by a random method, and verbal and written consent will be obtained from those included in the intervention group. Pre-test data twelve hours after cesarean delivery: 'Personal Information Form', 'Trait-Trait Anxiety Inventory', 'Postpartum Comfort Scale (PCS)', 'Bristol Breastfeeding Assessment Tool (BBAT)', 'Uterine Involution Evaluation Form ( UIEF)' 'Physiological Parameter Form (PPF)' and 'Visual Analog Scale (VAS)' will be filled in by the participants themselves using face-to-face interview technique in approximately twenty minutes. The intervention group will receive a twenty-minute back massage after the initial data is received. One hour after the massage, 'VAS' and 'PPF data will be filled in again. Post-test data twenty-four hours after the massage; 'Richard Campbell Sleep Scale', 'VAS, 'Trait-Trait Anxiety Inventory', 'PCS', 'BBAT, 'UIEF, 'PPF will be filled in again..	Other: Back massage; For the intervention group, massage will be given to the participant's back area by the researcher for 20 minutes, 12 hours after the cesarean birth. Preliminary data forms will be filled out by the participant before the massage. One hour after the massage, 'Visual Analog Scala' and 'Physiological Parameter Form' data will be filled in again. The final data forms will be filled out by the participant 24 hours after the cesarean birth, that is, 12 hours after the back massage.
No Intervention: control group; Volunteer women who meet the inclusion criteria after cesarean delivery will be selected by random method, and verbal and written consent of those included in the control group will be obtained. Pre-test data twelve hours after cesarean delivery: 'Personal Information Form', 'Trait-Trait Anxiety Inventory', 'Postpartum Comfort Scale (PCS)', 'Bristol Breastfeeding Assessment Tool (BBAT)', 'Uterine Involution Evaluation Form ( UIEF)' 'Physiological Parameter Form (PPF)' and 'Visual Analog Scale (VAS)' will be filled in by the participants themselves using face-to-face interview technique in approximately twenty minutes. The control group will not be massaged anywhere in the study. Thirteen hours after cesarean delivery, 'VAS' and 'PPF data will be filled in again. Posttest data twenty-four hours after cesarean delivery; 'Richard Campbell Sleep Scale', 'VAS, 'Trait-Trait Anxiety Inventory', 'PCS', 'BBAT, 'UIEF, 'PPF will be filled in again.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Visual Analog Scale	It is used for pain assessment in musculoskeletal and other clinical evaluations. VAS is used to convert some values that cannot be measured numerically into numerical values. It is a frequently used measurement tool because it is easy to apply and safe. At the left end of the 10 cm long horizontal line are the words 'I have no pain' and at the right end the words 'I have pain'. The individual is told to mark the point on this horizontal line that best expresses the intensity of pain in his body. The distance of the point marked by the individual to the left end is measured and the pain score is determined. As the VAS value approaches 10, the intensity of the pain increases, and as it approaches 0, the intensity decreases. The lowest score from the scale is 0 and the highest score is 10.	twenty four hours

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Richard-Campbell Sleep Scale	The Richard-Campbell Sleep Scale was developed to evaluate sleep quality, and its Turkish validity and reliability were tested. The scale consists of 6 items that evaluate the depth of night sleep, the time it takes to fall asleep, the frequency of waking up, the time spent awake when waking up, the quality of sleep and the noise level in the environment. The items in the scale are evaluated by scoring between 0-100. Scale scoring is done by dividing the total score from the first five items of the scale by 5. A score between '0-25' from the scale indicates 'very poor sleep', and a score between '76-100' indicates 'very good sleep'. Scale score is directly proportional to sleep quality. Accordingly, as the score increases, sleep quality also increases. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was found to be 0.82 in the original form of the scale and 0.91 in the Turkish form.	twenty four hours
Postpartum Comfort Scale	Postpartum Comfort Scale is a scale developed in the form of a 5-point Likert to measure comfort level. Scoring and expressions ranging from "completely agree" (5 points) to "strongly disagree" (1 point) were made for all scale items. The expression "I completely agree" expresses the highest comfort (5 points) in positive sentences, and the lowest comfort (1 point) in negative sentences. In this case, the highest score to be obtained from the scale is 170 and the lowest score is 34. The increase in the average score obtained from the scale indicates that the comfort level also increases. Cronbach's Alpha reliability coefficient of the scale is total Postpartum Comfort Scale was found to be 0.78 for.	twenty four hours
Bristol Breastfeeding Assessment Tool	Bristol Breastfeeding Assessment Scale (BBAT) is used to evaluate the adequacy of breastfeeding in the postpartum period. The scale is observed while the mother is breastfeeding, and the application time is on average 5-10 minutes. The measurement tool is a Likert-type scale consisting of four items: 'positioning', 'holding', 'sucking' and 'swallowing'. In the scoring of the scale, each item is worth 0-2 points. The calculation method is to add up all the scores from the scale items. The lowest score from the scale is 0, the highest score is 8. The scale does not have a cut-off point. A low score indicates that breastfeeding is not effective, and a high score indicates that breastfeeding is effective. There is no need to observe breastfeeding from start to finish to make an evaluation; observation can be made at any time during breastfeeding.	twenty four hours
State Anxiety Inventory (STAI Form)	The State Anxiety Inventory is a Likert-type four-degree scale ranging from "Not at all" to "Completely". There are two types of statements in the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Inverted expressions, those with a weight of 1 turn into 4, and those with a weight of 4 turn into 1. Answers with a value of 4 on 33 direct statements indicate high anxiety. In reversed expressions, answers with a value of 1 indicate high anxiety, and answers with a value of 4 indicate low anxiety. After finding the separate total weights of direct and reverse expressions, the total weight score of reverse expressions is subtracted from the total weight score obtained for direct expressions. This value is 50 for the State Anxiety Inventory and 35 for the Trait Anxiety Inventory. The last value obtained is the individual's anxiety score. The scores obtained from both scales theoretically range between 20 and 80. A large score indicates a high level of anxiety, a small score indicates a low level of anxiety.	twenty four hours
Uterine Involution Evaluation Form	Immediately after uterine involution and delivery of the placenta, the apex of the fundus is located in the midline, between the symphysis and the umbilicus. 6-12 hours after birth, the fundus is at the umbilicus level and the height of the fundus decreases approximately 1 cm every day. Uterus Involution Evaluation Form is a form prepared by the researcher in line with the literature, in which the measurement of the length of the uterus is recorded and the uterine involution process of postpartum women is evaluated. To evaluate the involution of the uterus, the distance between the fundus of the uterus and the symphysis pubis will be measured with a tape measure. Uterine length will be measured when the women's bladder is empty and the same tape measure will be used in all measurements.	twenty four hours
Physiological Parameter Form	Physiological parameters are important indicators in the management of the postpartum period and in determining the treatment protocol. Heart rate, body temperature, oxygen saturation, respiratory rate and blood pressure, which are stated as basic life parameters, are parameters that indicate the health status of the person. Although physiological parameter values vary individually, according to the standards determined by the World Health Organization, blood pressure is 8/120 mm/hg, body temperature 36.1°C-37.2°C, pulse rate of 60-100 beats per minute, respiratory rate of 12-20 per minute, and oxygen saturation of 95-100% are considered normal. For this purpose, the Physiological Parameter Form includes heart rate, body temperature, oxygen saturation, respiratory rate and blood pressure.	twenty four hours

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: T.C. ORDU ÜNİVERSİTESİ
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Esra GÜLER EG PhD student, T.C. ORDU ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 1, 2023
• Primary Completion (Estimated): March 31, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): May 31, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 1, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 1, 2023
• First Posted (Estimated): December 8, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimated): December 8, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 1, 2023
• Last Verified: December 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: pain; sleep; comfort; cesarean section; anxiety; breastfeeding; back massage; physiological parameters; uterine involution
• Other Study ID Numbers: OÜ-HEM-EG-02

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO
• IPD Plan Description: Individual participant data (IPD) can be shared with other researchers via e-mail sent to me after the study is completed, when a meta-analysis study will be conducted.

Drug and device information, study documents

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