Efficacy of Aromatherapy for Reducing Pain during labor: a randomized controlled trial

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: abor pain; aromatherapy; labor pain

• Registration Number: TCTR20160428001
• Lead Sponsor: Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-04-28
• Study Completion: 2016-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 94

Inclusion Criteria

Nulliparous
GA at least 37 weeks
Singleton pregnancy
No obstetrics complication
Cephalic presentation
True labor pain with regular uterine contraction at least 3 times in 10 minutes with cervical progression
Can communicate in Thai language

Exclusion Criteria

Obstetrics complication ex. antepartum hemorrhage, abruption placentae, placenta previa, pregnancy induced hypertension
Medical complication ex. hypertension, diabetes and other uncontrolled medical complication
Underlying cause that effect smelling ex. nasal tumor or brain lesion with anosmia problem
Complication from aromatherapy ex. nausea, vomiting or dizziness

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Early active phase pain score - Visual analog pain score

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
atent phase pain score - Visual analog pain score,Late active pain score - Visual analog pain score,Number of medication for pain control - Dosage used,Efficacy of each aroma oil in pain control - Visual analog pain score,Complication from aromatherapy - Number of complication found from aromatherapy while study