The effect of topical ointment of Propolis on severity of episiotomy pain and wound healing

Authors
Category Primary study
Registry of TrialsIranian Registry of Clinical Trials
Year 2023
INTERVENTION: Intervention 1: Intervention group: Participants in the intervention group will use 2 cm (1 knuckle length) ointment on the ?Episiotomy site twice a day, 12 hours apart, for ten days. The contents of the ointment will include Propolis and Oserin (Vaseline and a little Lanolin). Propolis will be made from Royal Shahd Pirlanta bee products company, which is a beehive breeding place in Azerbaijan region, and Oserin will be made from Dr. Shahtalebi cosmetic company. Intervention 2: Control group: Participants in the control group will use 2 cm (1 knuckle length) ointment on the episiotomy site 2 times a day, 12 hours apart, for ten days. The prepared ointment base will be used as a placebo ointment without Propolis. If there is a need to adjust the color of the ointment, the approved pharmaceutical color will be used to match the color of the placebo and Propolis ointment. CONDITION: Condition 1: Severity of episiotomy pain. Condition 2: Episiotomy wound healing. PRIMARY OUTCOME: Episiotomy wound healing rate. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and on the 10th day after delivery. Method of measurement: Redness, Edema, Ecchymosis, Discharge, Approximation scale. Pain level of episiotomy. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and on the 10th day after delivery. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale. INCLUSION CRITERIA: Gravid one and two women Living in Tabriz city Willingness and possibility of the mother to go to Alzahra and Taleghani hospitals on the 10th day Vaginal delivery with mediolateral incision
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First added on: Feb 20, 2024