NCT07058168

The Effect of Labor Diet During the Delivery Process

Completed NA Last updated 10 July 2025

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Other: experimental group (labor diet) in Labor Pain in 94 participants. Completed in 30 June 2022.

Timeline

1 February 2022

Primary endpoint
30 June 2022

30 June 2022

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Biruni University
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	none
Primary purpose	supportive care
Enrollment	94
Start date	1 February 2022
Primary completion	30 June 2022
Estimated completion	30 June 2022
Sites	1 location across Turkey (Türkiye)

Drugs / interventions tested

• Other: experimental group (labor diet)

Conditions studied

• Labor Pain — all drugs for Labor Pain →
• Labor — all drugs for Labor →
• Diet — all drugs for Diet →

Sponsor

Biruni University

Who can join

Adults 18 to 55, female only, with Labor Pain or Labor. 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 the labor diet on pain, anxiety, fatigue, and thirst levels, maternal satisfaction during labor, in multiparous pregnant women (47 experiments; 47 controls) in the first stage of labor. Criteria for inclusion in the study: Pregnant women with cervical dilatation less than 5 cm, and who were suitable for oral intake, and voluntarily accept to participate in the research were included in the study. Exclusion criteria from the study: Exclusion criteria from the study: Pregnant women who have auditory or mental health problems; who could not speak or understand Turkish, who were under 18 years of age, who were primiparous, who were chronically ill and whose current pregnancy was risky. The pain, anxiety, fatigue, and thirst levels of the pregnant women in the control group were evaluated with scales every two hours during labour. Pregnant women in the experimental group labor diet and their pain, anxiety, fatigue and thirst levels were evaluated with scales every two hours until labor. The main questions it aims to answer are: • Labor diet during labor; It is effective in reducing the level of pain. • Labor diet during labor; It is effective in reducing anxiety. • Labor diet during labor; It is effective in reducing thirst. • Labor diet during labor; It is effective in reducing fatigue. • Labor diet during labor; It is effective in increasing maternal satisfaction. Routine medical treatment of pregnant women continued all groups. Only pregnant women who in the experimental group labor diet also.

Publications & conference data

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