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

NCT05164926 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: AnkaraCHBilkent-MH-RBF-02
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief 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

Keywords

perineal injury; perineal massage; St. John's Wort oil; Visual analogue scoring; episiotomy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Presence of 3rd and 4th degree perineal damage

  The presence of 3rd and 4th degree perineal tears will be recorded by examination immediately after birth.

  5 minutes after birth

• Visual Analogua Scale

  The scale has 0-10 points.As The point increases the pain score increases

  5 minutes after birth

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• perineal muscle strength

  postpartum at week 1

• wound healing-wound color

  postpartum at week 1

• wound healing-wound inflamation

  postpartum at week 1

• wound healing-wound heat

  postpartum at week 1

Study Arms (1)

Experimental group, whose perineum was massaged with St. John's Wort oil during labor

EXPERIMENTAL

St. John's Wort oil will be applied to this group during perineal massage during labor.

Other: perineal massage with St. John's Wort oil

Interventions

perineal massage with St. John's Wort oil OTHER

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

Experimental group, whose perineum was massaged with St. John's Wort oil during labor

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 40 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• normal pregnant women
• active labor during the examination
• pregnant woman who is likely to have a vaginal delivery

You may not qualify if:

• Pregnant women with risky pregnancies

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ankara City Hospital Bilkent: lead

Study Sites (1)

Rahime Bedir Findik

Ankara, Çankaya, 06200, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Interventions

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Study Officials

• Rahime Bedir Findik, Dr

  Ankara City Hospital Bilkent

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Rahime Bedir Findik, Dr

CONTACT

+905053166532; drbedir75@gmail.com

Zuhal Yapıcı Coşkun, Dr

CONTACT

+905327070119; zuhalyapici@yahoo.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor Dr

Model Details: two groups with St.John's Wort Oil control group

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 13, 2021
• First Posted: December 21, 2021
• Study Start: May 15, 2023
• Primary Completion: October 30, 2024
• Study Completion: December 30, 2024
• Last Updated: July 31, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)