Impact of Hypericum ointment on perineal pain and episiotomy healing
- Conditions
- Episiotomy.Disruption of perineal obstetric wound
- Registration Number
- IRCT201404085912N15
- Lead Sponsor
- Research department of Tehran University of Medical Science
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 84
Full term singleton pregnancy with cephalic presentation; absence of rapid or prolonged labor; absence of membranes for more than 18 hours; mediolateral episiotomy without rupture and spread with same amount of Lidocaine; lack of visible damage or defects in the perineal area; Absence of illness, addiction and drugs that influence on wound healing; Spontaneous and complete placenta outflow; Apparently healthy infant with normal weight; and Exclusion criteria: Episiotomy hematoma in the first 24 hours after childbirth; failure to use the correct and consistent command of Hypericum ointment and placebo; unwillingness to continue participating in the study; sensitivity to ointments; having sexual relation for the first 10 days of postpartum.
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain intensity. Timepoint: 4 hours after episiotomy, 8 hours after episiotomy, 12 hours after episiotomy, 5 days after episiotomy, 10 days after episiotomy. Method of measurement: Visual Analouge Scale.;Healing of episiotomy. Timepoint: Before intervention, 5 and 10 days after episiotomy. Method of measurement: REEDA Scale of wound healing.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Sedative tablets counting. Timepoint: Tenth day after delivery. Method of measurement: Counted tablets.