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the effect of evening primrose oil on the ease of uterine endoscopy

Assessing the Effect of evening primrose oil on the cervical ripening in patients without a history of vaginal delivery and who are candidate for hysteroscopy compared with the control group

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT201308068588N16
Enrollment
42
Registered
2013-11-12
Start date
2013-08-06
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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

Conditions

cervical ripening. ---

Interventions

Intervention 1: In case group, 1000 mg Evening primrose oil (two soft gels) transvaginal, 6 hours before hystroscopy. Intervention 2: In case group, two soft gels of plasebo transvaginal, 6 hours befo
Treatment - Drugs
In case group, 1000 mg Evening primrose oil (two soft gels) transvaginal, 6 hours before hystroscopy
In case group, two soft gels of plasebo transvaginal, 6 hours before hystroscopy

Sponsors

Iran university of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
25 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: post -menopausal women with closed cervix, nulliparous and premenopausal women without history of NVD Exclusion criteria: patients with history of NVD, contraindication for use of EPO(bleeding disorder or medication that slow blood clotting, epilepsy ,patient with schizophrenia who receives phenothiazinsphenothiazine) and women with structural anomally of the cervix :incompetent cervix , Mullerian anomally of cervix and history of cervical conization.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Total time to get 10 millimeters diameter dilatation of cervix. Timepoint: 6 hours after intervention. Method of measurement: By Chronometer.;What size of dilators need to mid forced insertion. Timepoint: 6 hours after intervention. Method of measurement: By dilator.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Complication during insertion of dilators. Timepoint: afrer intervention. Method of measurement: observation.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr.Kobra Tahermanesh

Rasool-e-Akram Hospital

floratary@yahoo.it+98 21 6435 2265

Outcome results

None listed

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