Effect of Su Jok Therapy on Breastfeeding (Sujok)

The Effect of Su Jok Therapy on Breastfeeding Success, Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy and Perception of Insufficient Milk After Caesarean Section in Primiparas

There are many alternative methods to increase breast milk. In the literature, studies on Su Jok therapy applications are limited and no studies on increasing breast milk have been found. In Korean language, 'Su' means hand and 'Jok' means foot. Su Jok therapy is defined as a modern acupressure/acupuncture interpretation that utilises the body's independent communication systems on the hands and feet by applying various techniques such as massage, moxa (heating), needles, magnets and seeds to the reflection points on the hands and feet. Su Jok is an integrated therapy that incorporates many tried and trusted methods of oriental medicine

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Breastfeeding
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Su Jok Therapy

Detailed Description

There are many alternative methods to increase breast milk. In the literature, studies on Su Jok therapy applications are limited and no studies on increasing breast milk have been found. In Korean language, 'Su' means hand and 'Jok' means foot. Su Jok therapy is defined as a modern acupressure/acupuncture interpretation that utilises the body's independent communication systems on the hands and feet by applying various techniques such as massage, moxa (heating), needles, magnets and seeds to the reflection points on the hands and feet. Su Jok is an integrated therapy that incorporates many tried and trusted methods of oriental medicine.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 60
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: AYŞEGÜL KILIÇLI, Assisstan. Prof. PhD.; Phone Number: (0436) 212 06 70; Email: aysegul_ay_9@hotmail.com
• Study Contact Backup: Name: aycan şahin, PhD.; Phone Number: (0436) 212 0000; Email: aysegul_ay_9@hotmail.com

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Eyalet/Yerleşke
    • Şanlıurfa, Eyalet/Yerleşke, Turkey, 63000
      • Recruiting
      • Sanlıurfa Training and Research Hospital
      • Contact: AYŞEGÜL KILIÇLI; Phone Number: 04143186000; Email: aysegul_ay_9@hotmail.com

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• primiparous women giving birth by caesarean section,
• women aged 19-35,
• breastfeeding women

Exclusion Criteria:

• those who refused to participate in the research

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Quadruple

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: control group; control group, Su Jok will not be applied
Experimental: su jok therapy; su jok therapy; application of seeds placed at certain points on the palm of the hand every day for the first ten days after birth, every day to be kept in the hand for 2 hours.	Behavioral: Su Jok Therapy; Su Jok Therapy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Inadequate Milk Perception Scale	The scale developed by McCarter-Spaulding and Kearney in 2001 consists of 6 questions to determine inadequate perception of breast milk. The first question questioning whether the mother perceives her milk as sufficient or not is in the form of 'yes' or 'no'. The other 5 questions aim to measure the perception of inadequacy of milk and are scored between 0-10. '0' indicates that milk is perceived as completely inadequate and "10" indicates that milk is perceived as completely adequate. The scale is scored between 0-50. A high score indicates an increased perception of milk sufficiency.	pre-test
Inadequate Milk Perception Scale	The scale developed by McCarter-Spaulding and Kearney in 2001 consists of 6 questions to determine inadequate perception of breast milk. The first question questioning whether the mother perceives her milk as sufficient or not is in the form of 'yes' or 'no'. The other 5 questions aim to measure the perception of inadequacy of milk and are scored between 0-10. '0' indicates that milk is perceived as completely inadequate and "10" indicates that milk is perceived as completely adequate. The scale is scored between 0-50. A high score indicates an increased perception of milk sufficiency.	3rd day after caesarean section
Inadequate Milk Perception Scale	The scale developed by McCarter-Spaulding and Kearney in 2001 consists of 6 questions to determine inadequate perception of breast milk. The first question questioning whether the mother perceives her milk as sufficient or not is in the form of 'yes' or 'no'. The other 5 questions aim to measure the perception of inadequacy of milk and are scored between 0-10. '0' indicates that milk is perceived as completely inadequate and "10" indicates that milk is perceived as completely adequate. The scale is scored between 0-50. A high score indicates an increased perception of milk sufficiency.	10th day after caesarean section
Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale	It was developed by Dennis (2003). Its Turkish validity and reliability was conducted by Aluş Tokat et al. (2010). The scale consists of 14 items and is in five-point Likert type. A minimum of 14 points and a maximum of 70 points can be obtained from the scale. All items are positive. A minimum of 14 points and a maximum of 70 points can be obtained from the scale. All items are positive. The higher the score obtained from the scale, the higher the breastfeeding self-efficacy.	pre-test
Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale	It was developed by Dennis (2003). Its Turkish validity and reliability was conducted by Aluş Tokat et al. (2010). The scale consists of 14 items and is in five-point Likert type. A minimum of 14 points and a maximum of 70 points can be obtained from the scale. All items are positive. A minimum of 14 points and a maximum of 70 points can be obtained from the scale. All items are positive. The higher the score obtained from the scale, the higher the breastfeeding self-efficacy.	3rd day after caesarean section
Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale	It was developed by Dennis (2003). Its Turkish validity and reliability was conducted by Aluş Tokat et al. (2010). The scale consists of 14 items and is in five-point Likert type. A minimum of 14 points and a maximum of 70 points can be obtained from the scale. All items are positive. A minimum of 14 points and a maximum of 70 points can be obtained from the scale. All items are positive. The higher the score obtained from the scale, the higher the breastfeeding self-efficacy.	10th day after caesarean section
Breastfeeding Charting System: LATCH	It was developed by Jensen et al. (1994). Its Turkish validity and reliability was performed by Yenal and Okumuş (2003). LATCH includes five evaluation criteria and consists of the first letters of the English equivalents of these criteria. In the LATCH Scoring System, 0, 1 or 2 points are given for each criterion A minimum score of 0 and a maximum score of 10 can be obtained from the scale. All items are positive. The higher the score obtained from the scale, the higher the breastfeeding self-efficacy.	pre-test
Breastfeeding Charting System: LATCH	It was developed by Jensen et al. (1994). Its Turkish validity and reliability was performed by Yenal and Okumuş (2003). LATCH includes five evaluation criteria and consists of the first letters of the English equivalents of these criteria. In the LATCH Scoring System, 0, 1 or 2 points are given for each criterion. A minimum score of 0 and a maximum score of 10 can be obtained from the scale. All items are positive. The higher the score obtained from the scale, the higher the breastfeeding self-efficacy.	3rd day after caesarean section
Breastfeeding Charting System: LATCH	It was developed by Jensen et al. (1994). Its Turkish validity and reliability was performed by Yenal and Okumuş (2003). LATCH includes five evaluation criteria and consists of the first letters of the English equivalents of these criteria. In the LATCH Scoring System, 0, 1 or 2 points are given for each criterion. A minimum score of 0 and a maximum score of 10 can be obtained from the scale. All items are positive. The higher the score obtained from the scale, the higher the breastfeeding self-efficacy.	10th day after caesarean section

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Aysegul Kilicli
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: AYŞEGÜL KILIÇLI, Assisstan. Prof. PhD., Muş Alparslan University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): October 9, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): October 15, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): October 15, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 3, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 3, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): October 8, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 15, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 9, 2024
• Last Verified: October 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: cesarean section; breastfeeding; Su Jok therapy
• Other Study ID Numbers: MAUN

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: YES
• IPD Plan Description: All
• IPD Sharing Time Frame: 15 October 2024- 15 October 2025
• IPD Sharing Access Criteria: 15 October 2024- 15 October 2025
• IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type: STUDY_PROTOCOL; SAP; ICF; ANALYTIC_CODE; CSR

Drug and device information, study documents

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