Condition 1: sleep quality in pregnancy AND postparetum. Condition 2: Anxiety in pregnancy and postpartum. Sleep disorder, unspecified Generalized anxiety disorder
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention groupI: The participants will rub Lavender creamon their feet once a day about 1 hour before bedtime for the first 8 weeks, as well as for 6 weeks postpartum
they will also immerse legs in 40 to 42 °c water to a depth of 5 cm above the ankle for 10-20 minutes for 8 weeks and will be recommended to continue it until 6 weeks postpartum, if they like. Interve
Treatment - Drugs
Placebo
Intervention groupI: The participants will rub Lavender creamon their feet once a day about 1 hour before bedtime for the first 8 weeks, as well as for 6 weeks postpartum
they will also immerse legs in 40 to 42 °c water to a depth of 5 cm above the ankle for 10-20 minutes for 8 weeks and will be recommended to continue it until 6 weeks postpartum, if they like.
Intervention groupII: The participants will rub Lavender cream on their feet once a day about an hour before bedtime for the first 8 weeks, as well as for 6 weeks postpartum.
Control group: The participants will get no intervention but will get routine care and instructions like the other groups
Sponsors
Research deputy of Tabriz university of medical sciences
Barij Essence Pharmaceutical Company
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: • First to third pregnancy • Gestational age of 25 to 28 weeks • Having a singleton live fetus • Literate • Aged 18 to 45 years • Acquiring Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score of 5 or higher. Exclusion criteria: • Having any chronic disease (including diabetes, thyroid disease, preeclampsia, anemia) • Using certain medications • Smoking • History of infertility • Unwanted pregnancy • Allergy to the herbs • Any wounds on the washing and cream rubbing site • Having severe anxiety, depression or stress (Anxiety score above 10, depression score above 14 or stress score above 17 in the DASS-21) • Obesity (BMI above 29) • Having night shift work • No access to phone line.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sleep quality score. Timepoint: Before intervention, 4 and 8 weeks after initiation of intervention and 6 weeks after delivery. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.;Anxiety score. Timepoint: At baseline, 4 and 8 weeks after initiation of intervention and 6 weeks after delivery. Method of measurement: DASS-21. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Length of gestation. Timepoint: After delivery. Method of measurement: Using the LMP or resulu of Ultrasound done before 12 weeks of pregnancy and birth date.;Birth weight. Timepoint: After delivery. Method of measurement: Weight recorded in the newborn discharge card.;Fatigue Score. Timepoint: At baseline, 6 weeks after intervention and 6 weeks after delivery. Method of measurement: Multidimensional Assesment o Fatigue scale (MAF).;Score of Stress. Timepoint: At baseline, 4 and 8 weeks after intervention and 6 weeks after delivery. Method of measurement: DASS-21.;Score of Depression. Timepoint: At baseline, 4 and 8 weeks after intervention and 6 weeks after delivery. Method of measurement: DASS-21.;Score of mother and infant bonding. Timepoint: Six weeks after delivery. Method of measurement: Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire (PBQ). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactFatemeh Effati Daryani
Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed