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Maternal anxiety during labor and delivery

Comparison study of the effects of peppermint tablet and lavender essential oil on the anxiety level of the first stage of labor in nulliparous women

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2015043022022N1
Enrollment
150
Registered
2017-04-21
Start date
2017-03-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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Conditions

Maternal distress during labour and delivery. Complication of labour and delivery, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: The first intervention: giving one cloth soaked in a drop of lavender essential oil to parturient women in dilatation of 5-6 cm and 7-9 cm dilatation. Intervention 2: The second interv
Prevention
The first intervention: giving one cloth soaked in a drop of lavender essential oil to parturient women in dilatation of 5-6 cm and 7-9 cm dilatation
The second intervention: giving a peppermint tablets to parturient women in the dilation of 5-6 cm and 7-9 cm dilatation
The third intervention groups: Perform routine care for parturient women in control group at dilatation of 5-9 cm

Sponsors

Kurdistan Medical University Of Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (Inclusion criteria: Primiparous women; Gestational age term (37 to 42 weeks); Candidate for a vaginal birth; Singleton; cervical dilatation of at least 4 cm; A live fetus; Spontaneous onset of labor; cephalic presentation; Estimated fetal weight ranging from 2500 grams to 4000 grams. (Exclusion criteria: Use of sedatives in the past 8 hours; Substance abuse; Lack of medical diseases; mental disorders; Use any herbal remedy during the last 48 hours; Complications of pregnancy (Preeclampsia, Premature rupture of membranes more than 12 hours before Admitting mother, Placental abruption, Placenta previa, Polyhydroamnious, Oligohydramnious, abnormal bleeding); History of any systemic diseases (Diabetes, High blood pressure, Heart disease, Kidney, Etc.); Sensitivity to peppermint; Mother decided to discontinue study; Fetal tachycardia; Fetal bradycardia or late deceleration; Disposal of meconium; Dysfunction in labor progress according to the labor Partograph protocol of Ministry of Health); Recent death of a family member.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Labor anxiety. Timepoint: Evaluation of labor anxiety in parturient women after giving peppermint tablets and cloth soaked in a drop of lavender essential oil and control group in dilatations of 5-6 cm and 7-9 cm. Method of measurement: Manifest Anxiety Scale Spielberger.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Comparison of labor anxiety in parturient after giving peppermint tablet, lavender essential oil and control group. Timepoint: cervical dilatation of 5-6 cm and 7-9 cm. Method of measurement: Manifest Anxiety Scale Spielberger.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactLeila Hashemi Nasab

Kurdistan Medical University of Sciences

Hasheminasab.l.2014@gmail.com+98 87 3378 9102

Outcome results

None listed

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