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Studying the effect of herbal capsules (Cuminum cyminum, Anethum gravelens, and Foeniculum) on postpartum pain: a randomized controlled clinical trial study

Studying the effect of herbal capsules (Cuminum cyminum, Anethum gravelens, and Foeniculum ) on postpartum pain: a randomized controlled clinical trial study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20211130053228N2
Enrollment
100
Registered
2025-04-25
Start date
2025-06-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-21

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

Conditions

Afterpain. Routine postpartum follow-up

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Plants (dill seeds, fennel seeds) will be purchased and after confirming their identity in the Botanical Laboratory of the Pharmacognosy Research Center of Shahid B

Sponsors

Midwifery and Reproductive Health Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Their birth should be natural. The gestational age is between 37-42 weeks. The live birth should be singleton with cephalic presentation. The fetus weighs 2500-4000 grams. The placenta and membranes should be expelled spontaneously. Moderate or severe pain based on the pain scale

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Severe bleeding Difficult and prolonged labor and the use of instruments Using epidural and spinal anesthesia methods for childbirth Drug or psychotropic drug addiction Having systemic diseases Grade 3 or 4 perineal laceration History of allergy to medicinal plants, especially priest's bag

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Severity of postpartum pain. Timepoint: 2 hours after delivery and then every 6 hours for the first 24 hours after delivery. Method of measurement: Pain ruler.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMahboobeh Ahmadi

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

mah13751381@gmail.com00962188202512

Outcome results

None listed

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