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Influence of Aloe Vera and Calendula on wound healing and pain relief of episiotomy

Influence of Aloe Vera and Calendula on wound healing and pain of episiotomy

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT138805102248N2
Enrollment
111
Registered
2010-12-09
Start date
2010-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

wound healing and pain of the episiotomy. Complication of labour and delivery, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Grope 1: mothers put aloe vera on episiotomy 3 times a day until 5 days after birth. Intervention 2: Grope 2: mothers put calendula on episiotomy 3 times a day until 5 days after birth
Treatment - Drugs
Grope 1: mothers put aloe vera on episiotomy 3 times a day until 5 days after birth
Grope 2: mothers put calendula on episiotomy 3 times a day until 5 days after birth

Sponsors

Iran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: being primiparous, Not having physical and psychological diseases, Not to use tobacco, drugs and alcohol. Exclusion criteria: heart, respiratory or renal disease, eclampsia and preeclampsia, history of allergies to special medicine, laceration, pregnancy membrane prolonged more than 24 hours, fast labor, drug addiction, vulva and vaginal symptomatic inflammation, creation of heamatoma in episiotomy during the first 24 hours, taking medication more than routine when admitted in hospital

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain intensity of episiotomy. Timepoint: before intervention then 4 and 8 hours and 5 days after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analouge Scale.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Healing of episiotomy. Timepoint: before intervention and 5 days after episiotomy. Method of measurement: REEDA Scale.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFarideh Egdampour

School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences

fa_egdampour@yahoo.com+98 41 1386 2165

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026