Comparative the effect of auriculotherapy and aromatherapy with Citrus aurantium aroma on intensity of labour pain and some variables of maternal and neonatal outcomes in primiparous women: A Double Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- Condition 1: Labor pain intensity. Condition 2: Labor anxiety. Condition 3: Active phase length of delivery.Other obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classifiedDeliveryO94-O99O80-O84
- Registration Number
- IRCT20231212060342N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 138
Iranian women
Prim parous women
Having minimum literacy that is able to read and write
Term pregnancy
Singleton pregnancy with an alive fetus
A fetus with cephalic presentation
A fetus with an approximate weight of less than 4 kg
Start of spontaneous labor contractions
4 cm dilation of the cervix
A pelvis with suitable dimeters for childbirth
Intact amniotic membranes
Written Informed consent to participate in this study
Bilateral external ear without any lesion (mass, swelling, infection or wound) for doing auriculotherapy
Use of painkillers in the last eight hours
Using any complementary or traditional medicines to start labor pain
Diagnosed liver, gall bladder or respiratory diseases
Chronic diabetes or gestational diabetes
Olfactory disorders in the aromatherapy group
Allergy to herbal medicines for the aromatherapy group
Allergy to Citrus aurantium in the aromatherapy group
Pregnancy complications (such as pre-eclampsia, chorioamnionitis, placental abruption and abnormal fetal heart rate, etc.)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method