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The effect of topical grape seed cream on episiotomy wound healing

The effect of topical grape seed cream on episiotomy wound healing in primiparous women: a double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20221227056938N2
Enrollment
60
Registered
2023-04-28
Start date
2023-05-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-05-01

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

Conditions

Episiotomy wound healing..

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: grape seed cream, which will be made in Jundishapur Faculty of Pharmacy of Medical Sciences. To prepare medicine, 35 empty metal tubes of 50 grams with 2% grape see

Sponsors

Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Term pregnancy (37-42) primiparous singleton Age 18 to 35 years Being literate in reading and writing Absence of obesity after childbirth (BMI of the samples should not be higher than 29, measured with the same scale) Willingness to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Having a special diet Having a specific disease (anemia, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, immune, liver, depression and active skin disease, history of diseases that interfere with wound healing, chronic constipation) Allergy to herbal medicines and the use of medicines that interfere with wound healing Having a symptomatic infection in the vagina and vulva (infectious discharge, itching, burning) Having lesions of the anus, vulva and mesentery, hematoma during hospitalization Smoking, alcohol and drugs Disturbance in the stages of childbirth (prolongation of the stages of childbirth and dystoshia) and instrumental delivery (use of vacuum) Heavy bleeding after childbirth Re-manipulation of perineum after childbirth and extension of episiotomy Not using medicine regularly Patient's refusal to continue participating in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Episiotomy healing. Timepoint: in 24 hours after birth, day 7 and 14 after birth. Method of measurement: Based on the Rida system.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFatemeh Razavinia

Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences

fatemehrazavinia15@gmail.com+98 911 210 3403

Outcome results

None listed

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