Effectiveness of low-level laser therapy for relieving pain from episiotomy after birth.
Effectiveness of low-level laser therapy for relieving pain from episiotomy in healthy women after birth .
FAPESP - Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa de Sao Paulo.
114 participants
Feb 1, 2008
Interventional
Conditions
Summary
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of low-level laser therapy for relieving perineal pain from episiotomy aafter the normal birth. Was included in this study healthy women that felt perineal pain greater than or equal 3 in the VAS. The women were randomly distribute into three differents groups: 1. laser with wave length infrared; 2. red laser and, 3. the 'sham' group. The irradiation was applied to three different points of the episiotomy during 10 seconds in each point in one single session. The perineal pain was asked before and immediatly after the irradiation.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria1
- Healthy women with perineal pain grater or equal 3 in the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), with or without previous delivery, with singleton pregnancy, cephalic presentation, gestation greater than or equal to 37 weeks, the women did not receive medication analgesic in the last 6 hours, without hemorrhoids and without evidence of complications clinics.
Exclusion Criteria1
- If the woman to use any another product in the perineal, different of water and soap.
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Interventions
Irradiation with low-level laser in healthy women after episiotomy feeling perineal pain. The irradiation were applied in one single session in the episiotomy in three different points during 10 seconds in each point, using the low level laser with different waves lengths and with the sames doses: 35mW and 8,8J/cm2. Group one, using low-level laser with wave length infrared (780nm) and Group two using red light (660nm).
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ACTRN12609001048279