Color therapy in the delivery room: a new weapon against labor pain?
NCT ID NCT07777107
First seen Aug 20, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether focusing on warm-colored versus cool-colored visuals during labor can ease pain, anxiety, and discomfort while potentially shortening labor. First-time mothers with a full-term, low-risk pregnancy are randomly assigned to look at either a warm or cool color artwork throughout labor. Researchers measure pain, anxiety, comfort, and labor duration at different stages of cervical dilation to see if color focusing makes a difference.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Visual focusing on warm-color or cool-color artwork during labor
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this simple, drug-free technique could offer a low-cost way to help women manage labor pain and anxiety without medication.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 64 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The effect may be modest or influenced by personal preference.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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64 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Nulliparous pregnant women Singleton pregnancy Term pregnancy (37-42 weeks of gestation) Cephalic fetal presentation Spontaneous onset of labor Cervical dilatation of 1 cm at enrollment Ability to communicate in Turkish Voluntary participation in the study - Exclusion Criteria: High-risk pregnancy or obstetric complications Presence of a condition requiring emergency obstetric intervention Use of pharmacological analgesia during labor Visual impairment that could interfere with focusing on the visual Development of maternal or fetal complications requiring discontinuation of the intervention \-
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Balıkesir University
Balıkesir, 6100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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