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Episiotomy wound healing

Comparing the effect of normal saline with Betadine solution in episiotomy wound healing

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT201012221839N3
Enrollment
120
Registered
2011-01-08
Start date
2009-07-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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Conditions

Episiotomy Wound Healing. Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: 10 cc saline normal (9 in 1000 cc), manufactured by Samen Pharmaceutical Co., was sprinkled on episiotomy wound by a sterile syringe, three times a day for ten days
Treatment - Drugs
Intervention group: 10 cc saline normal (9 in 1000 cc), manufactured by Samen Pharmaceutical Co., was sprinkled on episiotomy wound by a sterile syringe, three times a day for ten days
Control group: 10 cc povidone iodine solution 10%, three tablespoons in four glasses of water, manufactured by Samen Pharmaceutical Co., was sprinkled on episiotomy wound by a sterile syringe, three t

Sponsors

Vice Chancellor for Research of Arak University Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
15 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: full term pregnancy, singelton pregnancy with normal vaginal delivery, spontaneous placenta removal, PROM less than 18 hours, no illnesses that affect wound healing such as: cardiac, pulmonary, kidney disease, diabetes, anemia, coagolopathy and malnutrition Exclusion criteria: require to any antibiotics or immunosuppressive drugs during the study, change in location, not coming on the examination date and cases have not been instructed the plan of study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Episiotomy wound healing. Timepoint: The third, seventh and tenth days during treatment. Method of measurement: Rate of healing.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Edema, inflammation and redness. Timepoint: The third, seventh and tenth during treatment. Method of measurement: Reeda score.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMahtab Attarha

Nursing and Midwifery Faculty of Arak University Medical Sciences

mahtab_at2004@yahoo.com+98 86 1417 3516

Outcome results

None listed

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