Pain
Conditions
Brief summary
Pregnant women who eligible with inclusion criteria are random to two groups. Aromatherapy group will receive the aromatherapy during labor along with standard pain control. Non-aromatherapy group will receive standard pain control during labor
Interventions
OTHERAromatherapy
On the day of admission for labor. Pregnant women select type of essential oil. Aroma diffuser is used during labor. Pain score was record during latent, early active and late active phase.
Sponsors
Chiang Mai University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Singleton pregnancy * Nulliparous * 37 complete weeks of gestation * Cephalic presentation * No emergency obstetric complication * In labor
Exclusion criteria
* Medical or obstetric complication preclude vaginal delivery * Essential oil allergy * Side effect of aromatherapy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| early active phase pain using Visual Analog Scale | The day of labor | Visual analog scale used to assess pain during cervical dilate 5-7 cm. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| latent phase pain using Visual Analog Scale | The day of labor | Visual analog scale used to assess pain during cervical dilate 3-4 cm. |
| late active phase pain using Visual Analog Scale | The day of labor | Visual analog scale used to assess pain during cervical dilate 8-10 cm. |
| analgesic drug | The day of labor | doses of analgesic drug request by pregnant women |
Outcome results
None listed