Ottawa Nutritional Guidelines for Nausea and Vomiting

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Nausea Gravidarum

Treatments: Behavioral: Acupressure and nutritional advices

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05370170

IORG0003381

Details and patient eligibility

About

Effect of Implementing Ottawa Nutritional Guidelines on the Course of Nausea and Vomiting During Pregnancy (A Randomized Control Trial)

Full description

Studying the Effect of Implementing Ottawa Nutritional Guidelines on the Course of Nausea and Vomiting During Pregnancy (A Randomized Control Trial) using no pharmacological agents and life style modification in addition to acupressure to treat nausea and vomiting of pregnancy

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 22 to 35 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. primigravida
2. gestational age of 7-13 weeks
3. singleton pregnancy
4. having a score of 7-12 on the (PUQE 24)
5. can read and write
6. having phone number
7. not receiving medications for reducing NVP, except for vitamin B6
8. wanted pregnancy.

Exclusion criteria

1. subject's unwillingness to continue the study
2. occurrence of obstetric complications during the study
3. hyper-emesis gravidarum
4. having physical or mental disorders
5. having oral/speech impairments
6. having assisted reproductive techniques for the present pregnancy
7. having two consecutive miscarriages before the current pregnancy
8. old primigravida
9. narcotic use or alcohol drinking
10. and subjects who will show signs and symptoms of hyperemesis gravidarum during the study will be dropped out and referred to medical care.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Routine antenatal care

No Intervention group

Description:

the control group will receive routine antenatal care and will not receive the guidelines group included 30 cases

Ottawa guidelines

Experimental group

Description:

study group will receive routine antenatal care in addition to the Ottawa nutritional guidelines group included 30 cases

Treatment:

Behavioral: Acupressure and nutritional advices