Effect of Tea Tree Oil and Coconut Oil on Nipple Crack Formation

Hitit University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Nipple Infection

Treatments: Other: İntervention 2; Other: İntervention 1

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05456438

2020-27

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study was to determine the effect of tea tree oil and coconut oil applied to the nipples during the early postpartum period on nipple crack formation.

Full description

This randomized controlled experimental research included a total of 90 women in the research sample abiding by the research criteria, with 30 each in the intervention groups (coconut oil or tea tree oil application) and 30 in the control group. Women in the intervention groups applied coconut oil or tea tree oil to the nipples on the 3rd, 7th and 10th days postpartum, while the control group did not have any intervention

Enrollment: 90 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Mothers who volunteered for participation, h
• aged from 18-45 years,
• with new and live birth after 37 weeks,
• without flat or small nipple problems,
• without previous breast operations,
• able to apply correct breastfeeding methods and with infants with birth weight of 2500 g and above were included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Mothers who could not breastfeed,
• had stillbirth,
• who had infants with congenital anomalies preventing breastfeeding were not included in the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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90 participants in 3 patient groups

COCONUT OİL

Experimental group

Description:

* After feeding, wash hands and apply 2 drops of oil, COCONUT OİL in the 1st intervention group to the index finger and spread on the areola and nipple, * Continue this application for 10 days

Treatment:

Other: İntervention 1

Other: İntervention 2

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

They were told that no intervention would be performed, and that they should not use any application like herbal or chemical oils, creams, medications, etc. on the nipples during the first 10 days postpartum.

TEA TREE OİL

Experimental group

Description:

* After feeding, wash hands and apply 2 drops of oil, TEA TREE OİL in the 2nd intervention group, to the index finger and spread on the areola and nipple, * Continue this application for 10 days.

Treatment:

Other: İntervention 1

Other: İntervention 2