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The effect of combination of Chamomile and Calendula oficinalis on Episiotomy wound healing and pain in nulliparous women

The effect of combination of Chamomile and Calendula oficinalis on Episiotomy wound healing and pain in nulliparous women

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2015102624712N1
Enrollment
99
Registered
2015-12-11
Start date
2015-12-22
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

wound healing of episiotomy , pain of episiotomy. Disruption of perineal obstetric wound

Interventions

Intervention 1: The intervention group: Combined ointment 3 times a day(each 8 hours) for 10 days as much as one finger (equivalent to about 20 mlligrams) to be applied topically on the site of episio
Treatment - Drugs
Placebo
The intervention group: Combined ointment 3 times a day(each 8 hours) for 10 days as much as one finger (equivalent to about 20 mlligrams) to be applied topically on the site of episiotomy
The placebo group: Placebo ointment 3 times a day(each 8 hours) for 10 days as much as one finger (equivalent to about 20 mlligrams) to be applied topically on the site of episiotomy.

Sponsors

Vice chancellor for Research, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Scienc
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: being primiparous women with age range 18-35 years; gestational age 37-42 weeks; single pregnancy; cephalic presentation;ability to read and write; living with his wife's; insensitivity to special herbal drugs in past; non-smoking and no drug dependence; no history of disease impaired wound healing; Lack PROM more than 18 hours; absence of reconstructive surgery on the vagina and perineum; No rectocel, cystocele severe (grade 2 or higher), wall or mass in the vagina; mediolateral episiotomy without rupture and spread with same amount of Lidocaine; lack of volvo and vaginal inflammation at the beginning of research; body mass index less than 30;. Exclusion criteria: there interfere with the progress of labor; prolonged second stage of labor longer than 2 hours; extend the length of the incision or there tear except episiotomy tear; abnormal vaginal bleeding; shoulder dystocia (leading to the maneuvers other than Robert Mack); manual removal of placenta; hematoma; having intercourse to the end of the study (10 days postpartum); curettage procedure the first 24 hours after birth; not use the ointment on a regular; puerperal fever; an infection of episiotomy; need to re-stitch the episiotomy.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Episiotomy wound healing. Timepoint: 4 hours after delivery, 1 days after delivery, 5 days after delivery ,and 10 days after delivery. Method of measurement: REEDA Scale of wound healing.;Pain in episiotomy. Timepoint: 4 hours after delivery, 1 days after delivery, 5 days after delivery ,and 10 days after delivery. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Sedative tablets counting. Timepoint: Tenth day after delivery. Method of measurement: questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactBahare Davami

School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences

ba.davami@gmail.com00

Outcome results

None listed

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