Status:
COMPLETED
Episiotomy Wound Care, Episiotomy Wound Healing and Pain Perception
Lead Sponsor:
Aydin Adnan Menderes University
Conditions:
Episiotomy Wound
Wound Healing
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The World Health Organization (WHO) and professional societies recommend restricted episiotomy instead of routine episiotomy. However, since the 1990s, there has been evidence of the risks of the proc...
Detailed Description
This study aimed to determine the effect of episiotomy wound care and genital hygiene training on episiotomy wound healing and pain perception. Methods: In this study, investigators used a randomized...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 18 years of age and older
- primiparous
- givingbirth vaginally on due date (37-42 gestational weeks)
- who have a healthy newborn,
- who have a mediolateral episiotomy,
- who do not have communication problems
- who can understand and speak Turkish were included in the research.
Exclusion
- Givingbirth by cesarean section
- Having third and fourth-degree perineal tears,
- Having a history of diseases that prevent wound healing,
- Using certain drugs (eg, glucocorticoids, anticoagulants, chemotherapy, immunosuppressant, and radiotherapy),
- Having chronic systemic diseases (heart, kidney and lung diseases, coagulation disorder, immunodeficiency, connective tissue disorders, and diabetes),
- Having history of genital warts, symptomatic vaginitis,
- Having history of perineal reconstructive surgery, any postpartum complication (hemorrhage, puerperal infection, mastitis, thromboembolic disease or postpartum psychiatric disorder)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 3 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 22 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
128 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05358236
Start Date
March 3 2022
End Date
April 22 2022
Last Update
July 20 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Gonca Buran
Bursa, Turkey (Türkiye), 16059