Hot or cold packs during labor may ease Post-Birth pain
NCT ID NCT04778631
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether using heat or cold packs during childbirth can lessen perineal pain after delivery. 115 women having their first vaginal birth took part. Researchers measured pain levels and healing. The goal was to find a simple, drug-free way to improve comfort after birth.
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Study facts
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- 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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115 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2022
- Finished
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Feb 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Primiparous women or multiparous women without history of vaginal birth * singleton fetus * fetal cephalic presentation * ≥37 gestational weeks * active labor (cervical dilatation ≥ 6 cm) * living fetus * major female Exclusion Criteria * Abnormal fetal heart rate requiring hastening childbirth * Fetal malformation, stillbirth * History of female genital mutilation * Women not understanding French * Women with psychiatric condition * Anonymous childbirth * Minor female * No affiliation to a social security scheme (beneficiary or assignee)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cochin Hospital
Paris, 75014, France
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Louis Mourier Hospital
Colombes, 92700, France
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