Status:
COMPLETED
Effect of Peppermint Water on Breast Crack
Lead Sponsor:
Tabriz University
Conditions:
Breast Diseases
Eligibility:
FEMALE
14-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
To evaluate the effectiveness of a topical preparation of peppermint water in comparison with that of expressed breast milk for the prevention of nipple cracks in primiparous breastfeeding women.
Detailed Description
One hundred and ninety-six primipara participants, who are breastfeeding after delivery at 38 or more week gestation, were assigned randomly to 2 groups, with one of 2 regimens (peppermint water, an o...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- New mothers with healthy term infants (38 weeks gestation or more) are eligible for recruitment into the study. The sample of breastfeeding mothers were collected in two cohorts according delivery type. Each group consisted of 98 primipara mothers.
Exclusion
- Mothers who didn't plan to use peppermint water
- Discharged before an interview or had preterm delivery
- Postpartum fever
- Breast infection
- Nipple abnormalities
- Age less than 18 years
- Twins
- Taking medications at night
- Mothers who didn't have telephone line, and who were illiterate.
- Infants who used bottle-feeding or pacifier, or who had mouth infection, or an abnormal short frenulum.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
June 1 2005
Estimated Enrollment :
196 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00456404
Start Date
February 1 2005
End Date
June 1 2005
Last Update
April 5 2007
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