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Dates effect on bleeding

Effect of dates fruit on the amount and duration of postpartum hemorrhage

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT201503116807N16
Enrollment
100
Registered
2015-12-05
Start date
2015-07-02
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

postpartum bleeding. Delayed and secondary postpartum haemorrhage

Interventions

Intervention 1: The intervention group: the mother should eat 100 g dates during her breakfast and at most in 2 hours for 10 days and also to each mother was given 3 pads of tampon to use and then tic
Prevention
The intervention group: the mother should eat 100 g dates during her breakfast and at most in 2 hours for 10 days and also to each mother was given 3 pads of tampon to use and then tick it in the pict
The control group of was just given 3 pads of tampon and the Pictorial form.

Sponsors

Vice Chancellor for research of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: age: 18-35 years old; mother must at least have elementary education; mother is inhabited in Mashhad; BMI: 20-29;no history for medical diseases and side-effects of pregnancy; weight of the fetus: 2500-4000; term pregnancy (gestational age 37 to 42 weeks); singleton pregnancy; breastfeeding less than one hour after delivery; vertex presentation; normal amniotic fluid volume; lack of laceration of fetus membranes before 12 hours; vaginal delivery without using vacuum or forceps; lack of intense post partum bleeding after the delivery. Exclusion criteria: mother quit the participating in the study; admittance to a hospital for the mother or the infant after the delivery; consuming less than 50 g dates daily; no completion the Pictorial form; intense bleeding that needs medicine to be cured.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
A mount of bleeding. Timepoint: 10 days after delivery. Method of measurement: Pictorial form.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMrs Sedigheh Amir Ali Akbari

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

asa_akbari@yahoo.com+98 21 8820 2512

Outcome results

None listed

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