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IRCT138804232170N1 IRCT 2008-01-20 Zahedan university of Medical sciences Comparing Hoku point (LI4) acupressure and San-Yin-Jiao(SP6) acupressure on labor pain and length of delivery time in nulliparous women in Iran hospital in 2008-2009 . Comparing Hoku point (LI4) acupressure and San-Yin-Jiao(SP6) acupressure on labor pain and length of delivery time in nulliparous women in Iran hospital in 2008-2009 . 2008-01-20 anticipated 60 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/1785 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Single blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment. N/A labor pain. Intervention 1: In the Hoku group acupressure served in the same manner as in the other group at Hoku points on two hands. This was carried out in Hoku point throughout contractions. Intervention 2: The Sanyinjiao group received acupressure at Sanyinjiao points for 20 minute during contractions on two feet.
public Mrs Neda Mohamadinia
Midwifery Dep.Iranshahr Faculty of Medical sciences
Iranshahr Iran (Islamic Republic of) +98 54 7331 0482 Tahminehsalehian@yahoo.com Zahedan university of Medical sciences- scientific Mrs Tahmineh Salehian
Academic Member Dept of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Medical Sciences , Zahedan
Iranshahr Iran (Islamic Republic of) +98 54 7331 0482 Tahminehsalehian@yahoo.com University of Medical Sciences , Zahedan Iran (Islamic Republic of) Inclusion criteria: being at the beginning of active phase of labor, gestational age between 38-42 weeks, single pregnancy, cephalic presentation of the fetus, and primiparous women, good health, not diagnosed with any specific diseases, and planned have a vaginal delivery of a single fetus. Exclusion criteria: Any psychotic and diagnosed anatomic disorder, chronic diseases such as cardiopulmonary disease, diabetes mellitus, skin disease, any damage, inflammation and eczema in the acupressure region, women with gestational hypertension, polyhydraminus and oligohydramimus known with sonography, women with fetal movement reduction, intrauterine growth retardation, fetal death, history of chronic pelvic pain, CPD, women with a history of infertility, abnormal pattern of fetal heart rate, and participants who were taking psychotherapeutic drugs 18 years 40 years Female Other Other In the Hoku group acupressure served in the same manner as in the other group at Hoku points on two hands. This was carried out in Hoku point throughout contractions The Sanyinjiao group received acupressure at Sanyinjiao points for 20 minute during contractions on two feet Labor pain. Timepoint: Labor pain was measured four times using a structured questionnaire, a subjective labor pain scale (visual-analogue scale [VAS]): before and 20 minute after the intervention in 4, 6, 8 and 10 cm cervical dilation. Method of measurement: visual-analogue scale. Duration of the active phase of labor. Timepoint: from 4 cm cervical dilation to full cervical dilatation. Method of measurement: timer. Zahedan university of Medical sciences Approved 2008-01-20 Zahedan university of Medical sciences Zahedan university of Medical sciences Zahedan Iran (Islamic Republic of)