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The Use of St. John's Wort Oil With Massage in the Perineum During Childbirth

NCT05164926 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2024-07-31

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Summary

Perineal trauma, whether spontaneous or episiotomy, is a condition that affects the quality of life in primiparous women . In women who have experienced perineal trauma, problems such as dyspareunia, urinary and fecal incontinence, and delayed attachment of mother and baby occur in their later lives. Episiotomy, which is applied to reduce perineal trauma, is not recommended today, but it is still widely used.Different techniques such as perineal massage, hot compress, and Ritgen maneuver are applied to reduce perineal trauma. Perineal Massage can be applied together with oil. There are studies in which massage is applied together with oils.St. John's Wort (St. John's Wort) is a plant used in traditional practice in Turkish medicine against ulcers in the gastrointestinal tract, diabetes, jaundice, hepatic and biliary diseases. Antitumoral , antimicrobial , antiviral activities have been demonstrated. St. John's Wort oil can be used orally for dyspeptic complaints, and there is also a way to apply it through the skin. When applied for this purpose, it benefits from its facilitating feature of wound healing. It is useful in wound healing, myalgia and minor bruises, burn pain .

The investigators'aim in this study is to investigate the effects of perineal massage with St. John's Wort oil on episiotomy, perineal damage and wound healing.

Conditions

  • Perineal Injury

Interventions

OTHER

perineal massage with St. John's Wort oil

perineal massage with St. John's Wort oil during labor

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ankara City Hospital Bilkent

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rahime Bedir Findik, Dr · Ankara City Hospital Bilkent

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-05-15
Primary Completion
2024-10-30
Completion
2024-12-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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