Music and breathing: natural pain relief for First-Time moms?

NCT ID NCT07177027

Symptom relief Sponsor: Uşak University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study looks at whether listening to music or doing breathing exercises during labor can help first-time mothers feel less pain and be more satisfied with their birth experience. 90 pregnant women will be split into three groups: one using music, one using breathing techniques, and one receiving standard care. Researchers will measure pain levels at different stages of labor and ask about birth expectations and satisfaction afterward.

What this could mean

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Active substance: Breathing exercises and music intervention
What this could lead to: If successful, this could offer simple, drug-free ways to help manage labor pain and improve the birth experience for first-time mothers.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-stage trial with only 90 participants, so results may not apply to all women. Pain is subjective, and the effects may vary.

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Study facts

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Phase

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

About 90 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Dec 2024

Expected to finish

Sep 2025

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 35 years

Sex

Female participants only

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria:Participants were included in the study if they met the following criteria: Voluntary participation in the study and provision of written informed consent, Being a primiparous pregnant woman, Aged between 18 and 35 years, Gestational age between 38 and 42 weeks, Ability to read and write, No hearing impairment that would prevent listening to music, Planning to deliver vaginally, No respiratory disorders (e.g., asthma, COPD) that would interfere with breathing exercises, No obstetric complications that could affect labor progression (e.g., precipitous labor, prolonged labor), Attendance in antenatal childbirth education classes, including learning breathing exercises and listening to the music pieces planned for the intervention. Not receiving any labor-inducing medications \- Exclusion Criteria: Participants were excluded if they met any of the following: Withdrawal of consent or unwillingness to continue cooperation at any stage of the study, Refusal to continue with breathing exercises or music intervention during any phase of labor, Undergoing cesarean section due to medical indications despite initial plan for vaginal delivery, Gestational age outside of 38-42 weeks, Development of labor-related complications such as precipitous or prolonged labor during the study.

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