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Cardamom aromatherapy on the women's nausea and vomiting in Cesarean Section operatio

Not Applicable
Conditions
Cesarean section.
O82.9 Delivery by caesarean section, unspecified
Registration Number
IRCT2017050333794N1
Lead Sponsor
Vice Chancellor for Research and Technology of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
70
Inclusion Criteria

Mothers with16-48 years old; Literacy; Singleton and normal infants; Elective Cesarean section operation through Spinal anesthesia; Nausea after starting spinal anesthesia; Lack of nausea due to the underlying disease (Gastrointestinal and kidney diseases) or during the third trimester of pregnancy; A healthy olfactory sense; No history of asthma and respiratory distress due to cardiopulmonary diseases; No allergies to herbal essences and Cardamom; No taking antiemetic or emetic medications or herbal medications during past twenty-four hours; and no opioid addiction and tobacco using.

Exclusion criterion: Mothers with an inappropriate process of caesarean section operation (both mother and fetus poor conditions); More than twice spinal needle insertions or use of general anesthesia follow it; An inability to determine the severity of nausea according to VAS despite training; Vomiting or retching during the research intervention.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The severity of nausea of mothers' peri- & post-operation of the Cesarean Section. Timepoint: Before the intervention (initial measurement), 5 minutes after intervention, Post-Operation: in the recovery room and 2 hours after operation. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS 0-100).
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Frequency of vomiting. Timepoint: during surgery, in the recovery room and 2 hours after operation. Method of measurement: Frequency.;Frequency of retching. Timepoint: during surgery, in the recovery room and 2 hours after operation. Method of measurement: Frequency.
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