Effects of Rosa Damascena and Frankincense Essential Oils in Labor

Labor Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effects of Rosa Damascena and Frankincense Essential Oils in Labor

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06189794
• Other study ID #: 20062023
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 21, 2024
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: December 2023
• Source: Balikesir University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Description:

During childbirth; pain, anxiety, and comfort level of women have a critical importance for a positive childbirth experience. So this study aims to compare the effects of different essential oils on labor pain, anxiety and labor comfort. In some studies, rosa damascena was found effective for labor pain. However, there are limited studies about comfort level and anxiety level of women during labor. So we aimed to investigate whether rosa damascena oil was effective for labor comfort and anxiety level or not. Samely it will be investigated frankincense oil was effective for labor comfort and anxiety level or not. Also which essential oil was more effective during labor will be analyzed.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 39
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: November 20, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 49 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant women who are at latent phase of labor

Exclusion Criteria:

• 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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Labor Pain

Intervention

Other:
• Essential oils
Essential oils will used by inhalation

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Balikesir University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	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.	3 hours
Primary	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.	3 hours
Primary	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.	3 hours