Assessment of the effect of chamomile breath on anxiety and pain during delivery in primigravida wome

Phase 2

• Conditions: Pain and anxiety during normal delivery.; -

• Registration Number: IRCT201308066807N7
• Lead Sponsor: Vice chancellor for research of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciencs

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 126

Inclusion Criteria

Iranian primagravida women aged between 18 and 35 with gestation age of 37-42 weeks who had live single fetus without any major anomaly and with cephalic presentation and having normal weight of 2500-3400 grams. Mother should have a normal Body Mass Index at the time of entry and shouldn’t have any auditory‚ olfactory and mental problems; not suffered from any special medical disorders‚ should not have any known acute and chronic nouro- psychic illnesses ; not taking any special neuro – psychic medicine; not having any acute and chronic pain like migraine; not taking any narcotics eight hours before any active phases in delivery process; not having any indication of caesarian like uterine surgeries ‚ placenta previa‚ cephalopelvic disproportion ‚ preeclampsia ‚ any history of cerclage and fetus distress ‚ any history of alcohol and narcotic addiction.
Exclusion criteria:
observing any kind of allergy or intolerance to chamomile; any disorders in labor process which led to bleeding; hypertension; disorders in fetus heart rate; prolapse of cord; placenta abruptia; prolonged rupture of membrane and inspecting meconium or making a decision to do delivery using instruments or surgery

Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain. Timepoint: Pain was measured using McGill pain scale before intervention and three times after aroma therapy at each dilatation interval at 3-4, 5-7 and 8-10cm. Method of measurement: McGill Pain Questionnaire.;Anxiety. Timepoint: Anxiety was measured using spilberger questionnaire before intervention and three times after aroma therapy at each dilatation interval at 3-4, 5-7 and 8-10cm. Method of measurement: spilberger questionnaire.