Episiotomy. Complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Bromelain, 100mg (one tablet), starting from 2 hrs after delivery, three tims daily for six days. Intervention 2: Placebo, one tablet, from 2 hrs after delivery, three times daily for
Treatment - Drugs
Placebo
Bromelain, 100mg (one tablet), starting from 2 hrs after delivery, three tims daily for six days
Placebo, one tablet, from 2 hrs after delivery, three times daily for six days
Sponsors
Research center of Jondishapur University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Age between 18 to 35 years, Gestational age between 37 to 42 weeks, single pregnancy, cephalic presentation, Iranian nationality, residence in Ahvaz, Normal vaginal delivery, newborn Weight between 2500 to 4000 grams, medio-lateral episiotomy with 4-3 cm length, Education level at least the fifth grade, body mass index: 19/6-26, cervical dilation 3-5 cm Exclusion criteria: Diseases affecting wound healing (diabetes, kidney disease, anemia, liver diseases, cystocele or anxiety disorders), smoking and drug abuse, consumption of drugs affecting wound healing (glucocorticoids, anti-coagulatives, immune system suppressants, antibiotics or chemotherapy agents), abortion, premature rupture of membranes, having symptoms indicative of infection, anemia, rectum and vulva lesions, abnormal bleeding after childbirth, hematoma in the perineal operation, newborn anomaly, dead baby, abnormal first, second or third delivery stage
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain. Timepoint: 2 hrs after delivery, 24 hrs after delivery, 1 hr after consumption of initial dose, 3th, 7th, and 14th day after delivery. Method of measurement: VAS scale. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Wound healing. Timepoint: 3th, 7th, and 14th day after delivery. Method of measurement: REEDA scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactSamira Golozar
Ahwaz Jondishapoor University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed