Effect of green tea ointment versus placebo on episiotomy pain and wound healing in women who delivered

Effect of green tea ointment versus placebo on episiotomy pain and wound healing in women who delivered: a double-blind randomized clinical trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20120215009014N228

Enrollment

130

Registered

2018-08-02

Start date

2018-09-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-09-11

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Conditions

Episiotomy. Disruption of perineal obstetric wound

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Green tea ointment twice on location of episiotomy wound for 10 days. Intervention 2: Control group: Placebo ointment twice on location of episiotomy wound for 10 d

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age of 18 to 35 years; Gestational age of 35 weeks or higher; Medio lateral incision and 2nd degree episiotomy; Normal body mass index

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Cigarette smoking; Condiloma lesions or herpes in perinea; Preeclampsia Diabetes Coagulopathy Cardiovascular diseases Respiratory disease Renal failure

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Episiotomy wound healing. Timepoint: 5 and 10 days after intervention. Method of measurement: With physical examination.;Episiotomy wound pain. Timepoint: 6 hours after intervention. Method of measurement: Using visual analog scale (VAS).	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr Farideh Kazemi

Hamedan University of Medical Sciences

faridehkazemi21@yahoo.com+98 81 3838 0572

Outcome results

None listed

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