APT study
dc.contributor.author | Steen, Mary | * |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-02-16 | |
dc.date.available | 2009-02-16 | |
dc.date.issued | 2009-02-16 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10034/49213 | |
dc.description | The website links to a report and a powerpoint presentation on the study. | |
dc.description.abstract | To evaluate the effectiveness of a a new cooling device (gel pad) with a standard regimen (ice pack) and compare these with a no localised treatment regimen (control). Design: A randomised controlled trial initially based in hospital and then continued in the community. Setting: A Midwifery Unit in the North of England and then in women's own homes. Participants: 450 women who had undergone either a normal or an instrumental delivery that required suturing of an episiotomy or second degree tear. Key Conclusions: This clinical trial confirms earlier findings in a previous study and provides evidence that the use of a specifically designed cooling gel pad is a safe and effective localised method to alleviate perineal trauma without any adverse effects on healing. | |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Florri-Feme | en |
dc.relation.url | http://www.florri-feme.co.uk/medical.php | en |
dc.relation.url | http://www.glorri-feme.co.uk | en |
dc.subject | perineal truama | en |
dc.subject | Feme pad | en |
dc.subject | gel pad | en |
dc.title | APT study | en |
dc.type | Report | en |
html.description.abstract | To evaluate the effectiveness of a a new cooling device (gel pad) with a standard regimen (ice pack) and compare these with a no localised treatment regimen (control). Design: A randomised controlled trial initially based in hospital and then continued in the community. Setting: A Midwifery Unit in the North of England and then in women's own homes. Participants: 450 women who had undergone either a normal or an instrumental delivery that required suturing of an episiotomy or second degree tear. Key Conclusions: This clinical trial confirms earlier findings in a previous study and provides evidence that the use of a specifically designed cooling gel pad is a safe and effective localised method to alleviate perineal trauma without any adverse effects on healing. |