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NCT05854888: PeMWaC
Perineal Massage and Warm Compresses - RCT for Reduce Perineal Trauma During Labor
NA trial testing Perineal Massage and Warm Compresses (PeMWaC) in Perineal Tear Resulting From Childbirth in 800 participants. Completed in 1 July 2021.
31 December 2020
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Universidade do Porto |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | triple |
| Primary purpose | prevention |
| Enrollment | 800 |
| Start date | 1 March 2019 |
| Primary completion | 31 December 2020 |
| Estimated completion | 1 July 2021 |
| Sites | 1 location across Portugal |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Perineal Massage and Warm Compresses (PeMWaC)
- Control Group (Hands-on)
Conditions studied
- Perineal Tear Resulting From Childbirth — all drugs for Perineal Tear Resulting From Childbirth →
Sponsor
Universidade do Porto — full company profile →
Who can join
18 and older, female only, with Perineal Tear Resulting From Childbirth. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of a combined perineal massage and warm compresses intervention on the perineum integrity during second stage of labor.
Publications & conference data
1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Effect of Perineal Massage and Warm Compresses Technique in Postpartum Pelvic Floor Dysfunction. A Secondary Analysis from a Randomised Controlled Trial.
Rodrigues S, Silva P, Borges AC, de Sousa NQ, et al · · 2024 · PMID 38097899 · DOI 10.1007/s43032-023-01424-4
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05854888 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Universidade do Porto
- Last refreshed: 11 May 2023
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