The effect of complementary medicine on breast engorgement

Not Applicable

Conditions: Breast engorgement in the lactating mothers.
Other specified disorders of breast
N64.89

Registration Number: IRCT20190608043838N1

Lead Sponsor: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: Female

Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

Iranian, Mashhad citizens
Reading and writing skills
Informed consent of willingness to participate in the study
Contact number
Healthy in terms of medical disease or obstetric
Non-use of herbal topical drugs or chemicals
No history of breast surgery
No mastitis, breast abscess and nipple scars
Mothers with body temperature below 38 ° C
Breast engorgement in the first 5 days after delivery
Obtaining a minimum score of 2 out of 19 from the degree of engorgement check list
Non-use of Antibiotics
Breastfeeding and willing to lactation
Gestational age of 42 to 37 weeks
Age of a child 3-5 days
Singleton birth

Exclusion Criteria

Increase in temperature up to more than 38 ° C
The use or need of any anti-inflammatory drug during the intervention
Reluctance to continue cooperation in the study
The occurrence of mastitis or breast abscess during the study
Non-lactation

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Obtaining minimum score 2 out of 19 from the breast engorgement check list. Timepoint: The first day before and after intervention, the third day after intervention. Method of measurement: Standard breast engorgement score check list.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Breast pain severity. Timepoint: The first day before and after intervention, the third day after intervention. Method of measurement: Pain visual matching scale.;Number of previous pregnancies. Timepoint: Study in the end. Method of measurement: Statistical tests.;Type of delivery. Timepoint: Study in the end. Method of measurement: Statistical tests.;History of breastfeeding. Timepoint: Study in the end. Method of measurement: Statistical tests.