Comparison effect of Calendula and Turmeric(Curcuma Longa) ointment on healing and pain severity of episiotomy.
- Conditions
- Episiotomy.Disruption of perineal obstetric wound
- Registration Number
- IRCT2015072023265N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 90
being primiparous; gestational age 37 to 42 weeks; vaginal delivery with episiotomy medio-lateral; havinng a singleton live child; cephalic presentation; pre-pregnancy body mass index less than 30; absence of reconstructive surgery on the vagina and perineum; do not use medications that effect wound healing; no specific disease( Anemia, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, immune dificiency, liver disease, depression, absence of coagulation disorders, preeclampsia, infectious diseases); lack of extending the incision and into the 3, 4 grade laceration or rupture exist except episiotomy. Exclusion criteria: manual removal of placenta; postpartum hemorrhage; hematoma formation; postpartum fever and chills(fever>38); manipulation of the perinum after delivery; episiotomy infections; need to re-stitch the episiotomy; the use of any ointment or cream other than what the researcher recives, Cause skin allergy by the use of ointment; unwillingness to continue to participate in the study.
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Severity of episiotomy pain. Timepoint: Before intervention then 3,7,10,14 days after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analouga Scale(VAS).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Healing of episiotomy. Timepoint: Before intervention then 3,7,10,14 days after intervention. Method of measurement: REEDA (Redness, Edema, Ecchymosis, Discharge, Approximation).;Number of Mefenamic acid capsules used. Timepoint: Tenth day after delivery. Method of measurement: count of remaining Capsules.