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The effect of Zingiber officinale on healing and pain of episiotomy

The effect of Zingiber officinale on healing and pain of episiotomy among primigravida women: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20110922007618N9
Enrollment
70
Registered
2020-08-14
Start date
2020-07-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-09-07

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

Conditions

Episiotomy. Disruption of perineal obstetric wound

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Receive ginger extract ointment to apply the ointment to the incision every 12 hours for 10 days. Intervention 2: Control group: Apply the placebo ointment to the o

Sponsors

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Primiparous women The lack of drug and psychotropic Age range 35-18 years Birth of a live, single fetus Do not use any special medicine(such as anti-inflammatory drugs other than acetaminophen and coagulation based on the patient's statements) history of impaired wound healing disease, like systemic disease, cardiac, renal, pulmonary, coagulation disorders, immune deficiency, connective tissue disorders, diabetes,haemophilia Failure to follow the special diet No anemia during pregnancy The lack of early PPH No history of prenatal vaginal examinations and manipulations extent or large episiotomy (repair length 4-3 cm) Willingness and possibility for the mother to visit Al-Zahra Hospital on days 5 and 10 No history of reconstructive surgery on the vagina and intercostals (according to the woman) Lack of long-term rupture of the amniotic sac (more than 18 hours) Do not use blood pressure medications (mothers with high blood pressure and preeclampsia) Do not use topical lidocaine cream Do not use mopericin Do not use curettage in mothers

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Unwillingness to participate in the study

Design outcomes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Count the acetaminophen pills used. Timepoint: Fifteenth day after delivery. Method of measurement: Counting tablets.;The frequency of side effects in the group receiving ginger extract ointment ginger and placebo. Timepoint: Fifteenth day after delivery. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Episiotomy wound healing. Timepoint: Before intervention,12 hours after delivery and on days 5 and 15. Method of measurement: Epidatomic wound healing scale; REEDA (Redness, Edema, Ecchymosis, Discharge, Approximation).;The severity of episiotomy pain. Timepoint: Before intervention,12 hours after delivery and 5 and 15 days later. Method of measurement: Visual Pain Scale (vas).

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFatemeh Cheshfar

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

banis@tbzmed.ac.ir+98 41 3479 6770

Outcome results

None listed

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