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Effects of Rosa Damascena and Frankincense Essential Oils in Labor

ConditionLabor Pain
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18-49
SponsorBalikesir University

About this trial

This randomized controlled study aims to compare effects of different essential oils in labor pain, anxiety and childbirth comfort. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Is it effective using rosa damascena oil during labor? Is it effective using frankincense oil during labor? Which essential oil is more effective during labor Researchers will compare aromatherapy oils groups to see labor pain, anxiety and childbirth comfort levels of pregnant women.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

None

Disqualifiers

Complicated pregnancy (preeclampsia, hypertension, diabetes etc.)

Women who will have planned cesarean section

Asthma or any other respiratory disease

Allergies to Rosa Damascena or Frankincense oil

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Rosa damascena oil

    Other intervention

    Essential oils will used by inhalation

Treatment groups

39 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups
Group A: Rosa damascena oil groupExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Frankincense oil groupActive comparator 1 intervention
Group C: Solution groupPlacebo comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

labor pain

Numerical Rating Score. requires the patient to rate their pain on a defined scale. 0-10 where 0 is no pain and 10 is the worst pain imaginable.

Time frame
3 hours
2

childbirth comfort

Childbirth Comfort Questionnaire. It has 14 items to assess the comfort of the women during childbirth. The minimum score that can be obtained from the scale is 14 and the highest score is 70. Items 2,4,6,9,12,13,14 need to be reversed. As the score increases, high level comfort is indicated, and as it decreases, low level comfort is indicated.

Time frame
3 hours
3

anxiety

Spielberger Anxiety Questionnaire. This questionnaire is a commonly used measure of trait and state anxiety. has 20 items for assessing trait anxiety and 20 for state anxiety. State anxiety items include: "I am tense; I am worried" and "I feel calm; I feel secure." Trait anxiety items include: "I worry too much over something that really doesn't matter" and "I am content; I am a steady person." All items are rated on a 4-point scale (e.g., from "Almost Never" to "Almost Always"). Higher scores indicate greater anxiety.

Time frame
3 hours

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Balikesir University

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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