Clary Sage Essential Oil & Pregnancy

Franklin Health Research

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Quality of Life; Pregnancy Related

Treatments: Other: Inert Massage Oil; Other: Clary Sage Massage Oil

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05000424

Pro00055623

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential for clary sage essential oil to support overall health, wellbeing, and quality of life during the third trimester of pregnancy among otherwise healthy adult women.

Full description

Women will be informed of the opportunity to participate through their care providers, childbirth educators, or doulas. If they meet inclusion criteria, they will be given a brochure describing the risks and benefits of the study and the informed consent paperwork.

If they provide consent, they will be randomized to one of two groups: active essential oil and inert placebo. Both groups will receive a 4-ounce bottle of oil to apply daily during the third trimester of pregnancy. Those in the placebo group will be given an inert plant oil. Those in the intervention group will be given the same oil with the addition of clary sage essential oil.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20 to 39 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 20-39
• Lives in the United States
• Pregnant, singleton
• Low risk
• Less than 27 weeks gestation

Exclusion criteria

• PCOS diagnosis
• Uncontrolled Hypertension (i.e. systolic/diastolic blood pressure > 140/90)
• Gestational Diabetes
• History of Preeclampsia
• Preterm labor
• Incompetent cervix
• Allergy to salvia sclarea or related plants
• Known Birth Defects
• Thyroid Disease diagnosis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this group will receive a fragrant plant based massage oil with the addition of clary sage essential oil. The massage oil will be massaged into the upper thighs daily for the duration of the third trimester.

Treatment:

Other: Clary Sage Massage Oil

Control

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Participants in this group will receive a fragrant plant based massage oil. The massage oil will be massaged into the upper thighs daily for the duration of the third trimester.

Treatment:

Other: Inert Massage Oil