Sacral Pressure During Labor: Effects on Pain and Maternal Satisfaction

January 22, 2026 updated by: Ayşegül Muslu, Izmir Kavram Vocational School

Effects of a Nurse-Led Sacral Pressure Intervention During Labor on Pain Perception and Maternal Satisfaction: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The study will be conducted with pregnant women in the active and transitional phases of labor. In the intervention group, sacral pressure will be applied during contractions, while the control group will receive routine clinical care. Perceived labor pain and maternal satisfaction will be assessed throughout the labor process

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

60

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Aged 18 years or older
  • Singleton pregnancy
  • Cephalic (vertex) presentation
  • Gestational age between 37 and 42 weeks

Exclusion Criteria

  • Illiterate in Turkish
  • Presence of chronic disease(s)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Sequential Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Sacral massage applied to the S4-S5 bones
Pressure will be applied to minimize the mother's pain in order to facilitate contractions.
Other: manual pressure application
Pressure application using the metacarpal bone of one hand on the S4-S5 bones was planned.
No Intervention: routine clinical practice

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
The VAS Pain Scale
Time Frame: Average: 1 year
Average: 1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
The Intrapartum Period Satisfaction Form
Time Frame: Average: 1 year
Average: 1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Izmir Kavram Vocational School

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: AYSEGÜL MUSLU, izmir kavram vocation

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

February 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

March 15, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

April 20, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 14, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 22, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

January 27, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 27, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 22, 2026

Last Verified

January 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • E1881

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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