Comparison of the effects of massage with Elaeagnus angustifolia oil and massage with lavender oil on anxiety and labor pain

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Category Primary study
Registry of TrialsIranian Registry of Clinical Trials
Year 2026
INTERVENTION: Intervention 1: Intervention groupMassage with 10 drops of oleaster oil from Giahe Kala Company, which has the Sib‐e Salamat (health mark) and necessary health permits, is 100% pure and organic, free from additives and preservatives, packaged in antibacterial containers with a volume of 30 cc. The massage will be performed using effleurage (gentle rubbing) with moderate pressure. Simultaneously with the onset of contractions, the mother will be placed in a side‐lying position, and a full‐back massage will be given for 20 minutes during three stages of cervical dilation: 3–4 cm, 5–7 cm, and 8–10 cm. Intervention 2: Control group:Massage with 10 drops of lavender oil from Giahe Kala Company, which has the Sib‐e Salamat (health mark) and necessary health permits, is 100% pure and organic, free from additives and preservatives, packaged in antibacterial containers with a volume of 30 cc. The massage will be performed using effleurage (gentle rubbing) with moderate pressure. Simultaneously with the onset of contractions, the mother will be placed in a side‐lying position, and a full‐back massage will be given for 20 minutes during three stages of cervical dilation: 3–4 cm, 5–7 cm, and 8–10 cm. CONDITION: Condition 1: Anxiety. Condition 2: Labor pain. ; Anxiety disorder due to known physiological condition F06.4 PRIMARY OUTCOME: Anxiety intensity. Timepoint: after the intervention at dilation of 3–4 cm. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale. Anxiety intensity. Timepoint: after the intervention at dilation of 5‐7 cm. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale. Anxiety intensity. Timepoint: after the intervention at dilation of 8‐10 cm. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale. Anxiety intensity. Timepoint: Before the intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale. Labor pain intensity. Timepoint: after the intervention at dilation of 3–4 cm. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale. Labor pain intensity. Timepoint: after the intervention at dilation of 5‐7cm. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale. Labor pain intensity. Timepoint: after the intervention at dilation of 8‐10cm. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale. Labor pain intensity. Timepoint: before the intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale. INCLUSION CRITERIA: A healthy, alive, single fetus with no anomalies The mother has no pregnancy‐related or medical complications such as preeclampsia, diabetes, active bleeding, or severe cardiac disorders that would prevent massage or continuation of natural labor The delivery is the first to the third The estimated fetal weight according to the most recent ultrasound is 2500 to 4000 grams The fetal lie is longitudinal and the presenting part is cephalic The gestational age is between 37 and 41 weeks Body mass inde Xat delivery is between 18.5 and 29.9 Regular uterine contractions three times in ten minutes Cervical dilation of at least 3‐4 centimeters Informed consent to participate in the research
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First added on: Aug 08, 2026