NCT06959940

Alternative Method: Chewing Gum in Labor

Completed NA Last updated 7 May 2025

What this trial tests

NA trial testing experimental group (gum group) in Labor Pain in 94 participants. Completed in 30 November 2022.

Timeline

1 April 2022

Primary endpoint
30 November 2022

30 November 2022

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Biruni University
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	na
Design	single group
Masking	none
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	94
Start date	1 April 2022
Primary completion	30 November 2022
Estimated completion	30 November 2022
Sites	1 location across Turkey (Türkiye)

Drugs / interventions tested

• experimental group (gum group)

Conditions studied

• Labor Pain — all drugs for Labor Pain →

Sponsor

Biruni University

Who can join

Adults 18 to 55, female only, with Labor Pain. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This study is a clinical trial. It aimed to examine the effects of chewing gum on pain, anxiety, fatigue, and thirst in pregnant women (47 experiments; 47 controls) in the first stage of labor. Criteria for inclusion in the study: Pregnant women who gave birth vaginally; voluntarily accept to participate in the research. Exclusion criteria from the study: Pregnant women who have auditory or mental health problems; whose baby dies during labor, who with cervical dilatation of 5 cm or more, who receiving epidural anesthesia, do not like chewing gum, have difficulty chewing, such as weak/loose-fitting dentures. The pain, anxiety, fatigue, and thirst levels of the pregnant women in the control group were evaluated with scales every two hours until their dilatation reached 5 cm. Pregnant women in the experimental group chewed gum and their pain, anxiety, fatigue and thirst levels were evaluated with scales every two hours until their dilation reached 5 cm.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Chewing gum during labor is not effective in reducing pain, anxiety, fatigue, and thirst levels.
* Chewing gum during labor; It is effective in reducing the level of pain.
* Chewing gum during labor; It is effective in reducing anxiety.
* Chewing gum during labor; It is effective in reducing thirst.
* Chewing gum during labor; It is effective in reducing fatigue. Routine medical treatment of pregnant women continued all groups. Only pregnant women who in the experimental group chewed gum also.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.