Study of Cardamom powder effect on the severity of nausea and vomiting in pregnant women referred to health centers in Chalus city 1389-90
- Conditions
- nausea and vomiting of pregnancy.Mild Hyperemesis gravidarum, mild or unspecified, starting before the end of the 22nd week of gestation
- Registration Number
- IRCT201107016928N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Research units are Iranian and they have literacy in reading and writing;
Singleton and normal pregnancy with 6 to 22 weeks based on LMP and ultrasound; Not having molar pregnancy;Not having symptoms of Threatened abortion; Not having acute Pyelonephritis; Not having Thyroid dysfunction; Not having identified digestive diseases which may cause nausea and vomiting; having a normal pregnancy based on documents that be existing in health centers;
Having mild to moderate nausea and vomiting without hyperemsis gravidarum symptoms; Not to use anti emetic or emetic drugs( herbal or chemical drugs);
Not to use tobacco; Not having psychological problems and unpleasant event over 6 months ago according to pregnant women reporting; Not unexpected pregnancy according to pregnant women reporting.
Exclusion criteria:
Not taking two courses of drug or more and to use anti emetic herbal or chemical drugs during study; Having Threatened abortion; Having spotting and severe nausea and vomiting which is required to treatment; Having Cardamom powder consumption in daily diet.
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Severity of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy. Timepoint: Before, during and after intervention. Method of measurement: Modified pregnancy- unique quantification of Emesis/ Nausea( PUQE).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method