Effect of Tea Tree Oil and Coconut Oil on Nipple Crack Formation
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interventional
90
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The aim of the study was to determine the effect of tea tree oil and coconut oil applied to the nipples during the early postpartum period on nipple crack formation.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Feb 2021
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
February 14, 2021
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 14, 2021
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
January 16, 2022
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 5, 2022
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 13, 2022
CompletedJuly 13, 2022
July 1, 2022
4 months
July 5, 2022
July 12, 2022
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
VAS Pain score
It is assessed on a line with 10 cm length marked at 1 cm intervals. On the scale, 0 cm represents no pain, 5 cm is moderate levels of pain and 10 cm is unbearable pain. The scale was used to assess the severity of nipple pain perceived by mothers.
12 months
Study Arms (3)
COCONUT OİL
EXPERIMENTAL* After feeding, wash hands and apply 2 drops of oil, COCONUT OİL in the 1st intervention group to the index finger and spread on the areola and nipple, * Continue this application for 10 days
Control group
NO INTERVENTIONThey were told that no intervention would be performed, and that they should not use any application like herbal or chemical oils, creams, medications, etc. on the nipples during the first 10 days postpartum.
TEA TREE OİL
EXPERIMENTAL* After feeding, wash hands and apply 2 drops of oil, TEA TREE OİL in the 2nd intervention group, to the index finger and spread on the areola and nipple, * Continue this application for 10 days.
Interventions
Group 1 applied coconut oil to the nipple
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Mothers who volunteered for participation, h
- aged from 18-45 years,
- with new and live birth after 37 weeks,
- without flat or small nipple problems,
- without previous breast operations,
- able to apply correct breastfeeding methods and with infants with birth weight of 2500 g and above were included in the study.
You may not qualify if:
- Mothers who could not breastfeed,
- had stillbirth,
- who had infants with congenital anomalies preventing breastfeeding were not included in the study.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Hitit Universitylead
Study Sites (1)
Fatma Yıldırım
Çorum, 19600, Turkey (Türkiye)
Related Publications (1)
Sahin E, Yildirim F, Buyukkayaci Duman N. Effect of Tea Tree Oil and Coconut Oil on Nipple Crack Formation in the Early Postpartum Period. Breastfeed Med. 2023 Mar;18(3):226-232. doi: 10.1089/bfm.2022.0260. Epub 2023 Feb 10.
PMID: 36763614DERIVED
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- CROSSOVER
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Principal Investigator,
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 5, 2022
First Posted
July 13, 2022
Study Start
February 14, 2021
Primary Completion
June 14, 2021
Study Completion
January 16, 2022
Last Updated
July 13, 2022
Record last verified: 2022-07