The Effects of Sustainable Lactation Support and Partner Endorphin Massage | NCT07726225

NCT07726225

Overview

NCT ID: NCT07726225
Lead Sponsor: Mersin UniversityOTHER
Official Title: The Effects of Sustainable Lactation Support and Partner Endorphin Massage on Mood, Lactation Self-Efficacy, and Maternal Bonding in Primiparous Women During the Postpartum Period
Brief Summary: Research Design This study is designed as a randomized controlled experimental study in which participants are blinded.

Location and Characteristics of the Study This research will be conducted in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of the State Hospital. State Hospital has been a baby-friendly hospital since 1995. Baby-friendly hospitals are hospitals that encourage breastfeeding, provide mothers with information and correct habits about breastfeeding, and continuously support mothers in initiating and maintaining breastfeeding.In baby-friendly hospitals, breastfeeding consultants trained with up-to-date information provide support to mothers during working hours (08:00-16:00), during pregnancy and the postpartum period, until they are discharged or whenever they visit the outpatient clinic, on topics such as breastfeeding, breast milk, and breastfeeding positions. Midwives and nurses working in the obstetrics and gynecology department provide breastfeeding counseling to mothers during on-call duties and weekends, as well as supporting mothers during working hours.

Related/Independent Variable of the Study In this research; Independent variables: socio-demographic characteristics, partner endorphin massage, midwife breastfeeding support Dependent variables: mood, breastfeeding self-efficacy, and maternal bonding Study Population and Sample The study population consists of women who had normal vaginal deliveries at a state hospital between the specified dates.The sample size was determined as 52 women, based on the mean self-efficacy score calculated using breastfeeding self-efficacy data from the study by Yenal et al., with an effect size of 0.8 at a 95% confidence interval and a representativeness of 0.80. 26 women will be included in the control group and 26 in the experimental group.However, considering data loss, the number was calculated as 30 for the control group and 30 for the experimental group.

Status and Timeline

Status: Completed
Last Update Posted: Jul 24, 2026Actual
Start Date: Nov 15, 2025Actual
Primary Completion Date: Jun 1, 2026Actual
Completion Date

Participation Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study: Adult (18-64)
Sexes Eligible for Study: Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Yes
Eligibility Criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

Having a normal delivery at a State Hospital

Having given birth for the first time

Having a normal vaginal delivery

Having undergone a first or second-degree episiotomy (incision)

Not having any abnormalities during the delivery process (prolonged labor, meconium aspiration, pathological deceleration, etc.)

Giving birth to a single child,

Having a live-born baby,

The baby being healthy

The mother and baby being together,

Neither the mother nor the baby having a chronic illness

Not having a psychiatric illness and not using psychiatric medication

Living with one's spouse,

Having reading, writing, and comprehension skills in Turkish

Volunteering to participate in the study and signing the informed consent form

Owning an Android phone

Exclusion Criteria:

Having undergone an assisted delivery (vacuum, forceps, cesarean section)

Not being in your first pregnancy

Developing complications during labor (prolonged labor, meconium aspiration, pathological deceleration, etc.)

Having undergone a deep episiotomy (incision)

Giving birth to multiple babies

Stillbirth

Having a condition that requires separation from your baby

Being separated from your spouse

Having a chronic illness in yourself and your baby

Having a baby with anomalies

Having a psychiatric illness and using psychiatric medication

Lacking reading, writing, and comprehension skills in Turkish

Refusing to participate in the research

Not having an Android phone Research Termination Criteria

Mother or baby being hospitalized

Partner not applying endorphin massage

Participant withdrawing from the study

Study Plan

Study Type: Interventional
Phase: Not Applicable
Enrollment: 64Actual
Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single

Contacts and Locations

Central Contacts: No data available
Locations: Mersin University

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Participant Group/Arms

ExperimentExperimental

The experimental group will receive sustainable and individualized breastfeeding support from a midwife via a mobile communication network after discharge. During their hospital stay, the women in the experimental group will receive their first endorphin massage from the researcher for 10-15 minutes, and their partners will also be taught how to do it. Before discharge, the partner will be asked to perform the endorphin massage again, and this will be observed by the researcher. On the 10th day after discharge, the women will be called back to the hospital for a follow-up interview. One month later, the participants will be contacted again by phone to have the forms completed again via the mobile communication platform, and the research will conclude.

Other: Sustainable breastfeeding support

Other: Partner-assisted endorphin massage

ControlNo Intervention

Women in the control group will not undergo any intervention and will be called back to the hospital on the 10th day after discharge for postpartum follow-up and a face-to-face interview. Relevant forms will be completed during the interview. One month later, participants will be contacted again by phone; the forms will be completed via a mobile communication platform, and the study will be concluded. Both the control and experimental groups will receive routine breastfeeding support within the framework of baby-friendly hospital practices during their hospital stay. However, breastfeeding support will not be continued for the control group after discharge.