Comparative Effect of Air Heat Versus Infra Red Heat on Pain and Wound Healling After Vaginal Delivery Episiotomy

Riphah International University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Episiotomy Wound

Treatments: Procedure: Infra-red lamp therapy + Kegal Exercises; Procedure: Dry air heat group + Kegal Exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05865236

REC/RCR&AHS/23/0521

Details and patient eligibility

About

To become "mother" is a beautiful gift given by God to woman. Giving birth is a powerful and life changing even with a lasting impact on women and their families. Pregnancy and labor are exceptional occasions in women's lives. Post-delivery is very decisive period for compassionate woman who had under gone episiotomy which is a throbbing and disquiet procedure during this time. Episiotomy wound healing takes weeks to years depending on health conditions and treatment of the perineum itself. Episiotomy care is very essential, if neglected it can lead to severe complications like infection, wound gapping.

Enrollment: 32 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 weeks to 40 months old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Primiparous women
• Postnatal mothers delivered within 12-24hours.
• Have a normal vaginal delivery with episiotomy
• fand Second degree episiotomy.

Exclusion criteria

• Instrumental Delivery ( Forceps/ventous)
• Lower segment Cesarian section
• History of medical problem as hypertension and diabetes or anemia
• Perineal tear
• Infected wound
• Twin pregnancy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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32 participants in 2 patient groups

physical therapy Dry air heat group along with kegel exercise

Experimental group

Description:

Woman should lie on the bed without panties or the sanitary Pad. Place towels under buttocks to absorb any vaginal discharge. She should lie on her back with the knees bent and feet flat. Let the vagina dry by holding a hair dryer 10 to 12 inches away from episiotomy. The dry heat will gives a soothing effect on the wound

Treatment:

Procedure: Dry air heat group + Kegal Exercises

therapeutics execise Infra-red lamp therapy along with kegel execise

Active Comparator group

Description:

The infrared the infrared lamp will be placed at distance of 45 cm away from the perineum with the heat emitted with 220 volts used for 10-15 minutes IRR is beneficial for promoting wound healing, tissue repair, and skin rejuvenation.

Treatment:

Procedure: Infra-red lamp therapy + Kegal Exercises