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NCT Number: NCT05130957

The Effect of Clove Oil on Labor Pain

The study has two groups. one of them is experimental group that is given massage with clove oil. The other one is control group that is given standard midwifery care. Each group consists of 30 women. We will evaluate their labor pain scores by using Visual Analogue Scale before and after massage application.

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Key information

Conditions

Labor Pain Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–35 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Ankara City Hospital- Maternity Hospital

Ankara, Çankaya, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Labor is a painful process. That's why there are lots of nonpharmacological methods to reduce labor pain. Especially most clinical guide suggests giving massage to pregnant who has labor pain. In the literature, there are a lot of study examining effectiveness of massage techniques. However there is no study about massage application with clove oil on labor pain. The investigators would like to give a massage with clove oil to pregnants to reduce their labor pain. Hereby the investigators will evaluate effectiveness of clove oil.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • All of volunteer and pregnant women is 18-35 years old.

Exclusion criteria

  • The pregnant women has any obstetrical complications.

Treatment and study plan

Massage Application with clove oil

Other

The experimental group is given a massage with clove oil,

Massage Application without any oil

Other

The control group is given a massage without any oil as a standard midwifery care.

Primary outcomes

  1. Visual Analogue Scale

    Time frame: during labor process, until the labor process is done.

    The scale has 0-10 points. As the point increases the pain score increases

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ankara City Hospital Bilkent

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Massage Applied With Clove Oil on Perceived Labor Pain

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Nov 23, 2021
Registry last updated
Mar 7, 2023

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