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The purpose of this study is to determine whether relaxation and guided imagery techniques are effective in reducing childbirth pain.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| intervention | Experimental | 55 third trimester women will receive a CD of relaxation and guided imagery (of "safe place"), to practice daily at home until childbirth |
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| control | No Intervention | 55 third trimester women who does not receive the relaxation and guided imagery CD. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| relaxation (breathing and muscles) and guided imagery ("safe place") | Behavioral | intervention group: daily practice of relaxation and guided imagery CD, for a rew weeks, until childbirth. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| rating of pain experienced during childbirth on pain VAS | one time - during hospitalization after childbirth |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| rate and the starting time of receiving regional anesthesia (epidural) | at childbirth |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| efrat esterkin, MA | Contact | efratkin@gmail.com |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| david mankuta, MD | hadassah ein-kerem - obstetrics and gynecology | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Hadassah Ein-Kerem Haspitol | Jerusalem | Israel |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D010146 | Pain |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D012119 | Respiration |
| D019018 | Imagery, Psychotherapy |
| ID | Term |
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| D012143 | Respiratory Physiological Phenomena |
| D002943 | Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena |
| D026441 | Mind-Body Therapies |
| D000529 | Complementary Therapies |
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| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D011613 | Psychotherapy |
| D004191 | Behavioral Disciplines and Activities |