# Perineal Massage and Warm Compresses - RCT for Reduce Perineal Trauma During Labor

> **NCT05854888** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Universidade do Porto** · enrollment: 800 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Perineal Tear Resulting From Childbirth

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Perineal Massage and Warm Compresses (PeMWaC)
- **PROCEDURE:** Control Group (Hands-on)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05854888
- **Lead sponsor:** Universidade do Porto
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2019-03-01
- **Primary completion:** 2020-12-31
- **Final completion:** 2021-07-01
- **Target enrollment:** 800 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2023-05-11


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05854888

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05854888, "Perineal Massage and Warm Compresses - RCT for Reduce Perineal Trauma During Labor". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-04 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05854888. Licensed CC0.

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