NCT04037202.

Study name	Effect of foot massage on postpartum comfort and pain level of the mothers who had vaginal birth
Methods	Randomised controlled trial
Participants	66 primiparous women aged 18 t0 35 with a normal vaginal delivery within the previous 24 hours, including women with episiotomy, no complications in the infant.
Interventions	Group 1. 1st session ‐ 20‐minute foot massage (10 minutes each foot); 2nd session ‐ 20‐24 hours later, 20‐minute foot massage (10 minutes each foot) Group 2. Control – routine care
Outcomes	Prior to treatment, PCS and VAS pain score VAS pain score immediately after, and 30 minutes after 1st session VAS pain score immediately before, immediately after and 30 minutes after 2nd session . PCS immediately after 2nd session. Any analgesia required recorded on drug follow‐up card For control group, all assessments recorded at equivalent time points
Starting date	Began 03 July 2017; completed 01September 2017
Contact information	Rabia Genc, Ege University. No email contact within registration
Notes	Trial registration only. Awaiting publication to check type of postpartum pain being assessed: perineal/uterine cramp pain

PCS: postpartum comfort scale
VAS: visual analogue scale