The effect of Achillea millefolium and Hypericum perforatum ointments on episiotomy wound healing

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Disruption of perineal obstetric wound; episiotomy wound.

• Registration Number: IRCT2016072629084N1
• Lead Sponsor: Shahrekord University of Medical Sceinces

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: 140

Inclusion Criteria

•Being nulliparous
•Gestational age of 37-42 weeks
•Having a single fetus
•Not to use particular medications (such as glucocorticoids, anticoagulant, chemotherapy, immunosuppressant and radiotherapy)
•No history of the diseases that disrupt wound healing process such as chronic systemic diseases, cardiac, renal, pulmonary diseases, coagulation disorders, immune deficiency, connective tissue disorder and diabetes
•Not having anemia, mental illnesses, persistent constipation, hemorrhoid, hemophilia and malnutrition
•no allergic history of herbal medicines
•Body mass index of 19/8-26
•having no active skin diseases such as allergic disorders, skin irritation or wound in Incision site and symptomatic vaginitis
•Not using antibiotics after episiotomy
•no history of perineal repair surgery
•no history of genital warts
Exclusion critera:
•Cephalopelvic disproportion in pelvic exam
•Disruption in labor progress (first delivery stage > 20hours, and prolonged second delivery stage > 2hours (prolonged labor) or cervical dilation progress = 5cm in hour or labor duration < 3hours (fast Delivery))
•Manual placental removal
•Third and fourth degree perineal laceration
•prolonged membrane Rupture (> 18hours)
•abnormal postpartum hemorrhage or hematoma
•irregular use of ointment (< 7days or 14 times)
•onset complications such as itching or skin irritation

Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain level. Timepoint: Patient explained perineal pain level by a number of 0-10 at second, 7th & 10th & 14th days postpartum. Method of measurement: visual analogue scale.;The healing process by 5 specifications: redness, ecchymosis, edema, discharge and wound dehiscence. Timepoint: at 7th, 10th and 14th days after delivery. Method of measurement: researcher assessed redness, edema and ecchymosis in millimeters and charted in perineal repair control form.