Postpartum
Conditions
Brief summary
Postpartum perineal pain is a very common complaint. It can have negative consequences for mother and child including disability in daily functioning for the mother; for example, it can interfere in taking care of her infant and in breastfeeding. Early pain management is thus relevant to provide relief and prevent chronicity. Perineal pain is particularly common following childbirth. Macarthur 2004, in a prospective cohort study involving 447 women in Canada, reported an incidence of perineal pain, in the first day after birth, of 75% in women with an intact perineum
Interventions
topical cream
DRUGmeloxicam rectal suppository
suppository
Sponsors
Assiut University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Primiparas 2. Normal vaginal delivery 3. Mediolateral episiotomy 4. Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
1. Patients who had postpartum hemorrhage 2. Patients who had manual removal of the placenta 3. Patients with contraindications to non steroidal drugs 4. Patients with a multiple perineal lacerations
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The mean difference of visual analog scale after delivery | immediately | the scale is graded from 0 to 10 |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed