Effect of Lavender cream with or without foot bath during pregnancy and postpartum on sleep quality and anxiety

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• Conditions: Condition 1: sleep quality in pregnancy AND postparetum. Condition 2: Anxiety in pregnancy and postpartum.; Sleep disorder, unspecified; Generalized anxiety disorder

• Registration Number: IRCT201211293706N17
• Lead Sponsor: Research deputy of Tabriz university of medical sciences

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: 129

Inclusion Criteria

• First to third pregnancy • Gestational age of 25 to 28 weeks • Having a singleton live fetus • Literate • Aged 18 to 45 years • Acquiring Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score of 5 or higher. Exclusion criteria: • Having any chronic disease (including diabetes, thyroid disease, preeclampsia, anemia) • Using certain medications • Smoking • History of infertility • Unwanted pregnancy • Allergy to the herbs • Any wounds on the washing and cream rubbing site • Having severe anxiety, depression or stress (Anxiety score above 10, depression score above 14 or stress score above 17 in the DASS-21) • Obesity (BMI above 29) • Having night shift work • No access to phone line.

Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sleep quality score. Timepoint: Before intervention, 4 and 8 weeks after initiation of intervention and 6 weeks after delivery. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.;Anxiety score. Timepoint: At baseline, 4 and 8 weeks after initiation of intervention and 6 weeks after delivery. Method of measurement: DASS-21.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ength of gestation. Timepoint: After delivery. Method of measurement: Using the LMP or resulu of Ultrasound done before 12 weeks of pregnancy and birth date.;Birth weight. Timepoint: After delivery. Method of measurement: Weight recorded in the newborn discharge card.;Fatigue Score. Timepoint: At baseline, 6 weeks after intervention and 6 weeks after delivery. Method of measurement: Multidimensional Assesment o Fatigue scale (MAF).;Score of Stress. Timepoint: At baseline, 4 and 8 weeks after intervention and 6 weeks after delivery. Method of measurement: DASS-21.;Score of Depression. Timepoint: At baseline, 4 and 8 weeks after intervention and 6 weeks after delivery. Method of measurement: DASS-21.;Score of mother and infant bonding. Timepoint: Six weeks after delivery. Method of measurement: Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire (PBQ).