Searching for the Perfect Oil to Protect the Perineum: A Randomized-Controlled, Double-Blind Trial

Soroka University Medical Center

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Second Stage of Labor

Treatments: Other: perineal massage with Wheat Germ Oil during the second stage of labor; Other: perineal massage with almond oil during the second stage of labor

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00662974

sor468908ctil

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this study we intend to randomly assign each parturient one of two commonly used oils to be applied during the second stage of labor, one of them containing vitamin E. We will verify if perineal massage increases the chances of delivering with an intact perineum comparing the two oils. As secondary objectives, we will evaluate the effects of perineal massage on specific tear location, the severity of perineal tears and the amount of suture material required for repair.

Enrollment: 300 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Singleton pregnancy
• Term pregnancy

Exclusion criteria

• Non-vertex pregnancies
• Multiple pregnancies
• Placenta previa
• Placental abruption
• Intra-uterine infection
• Non progressive labor first stage
• Former operations or surgical procedures in the vagina
• Perineal massage during the weeks before labor

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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300 participants in 2 patient groups

A

Experimental group

Description:

parturients during the second stage of labor massaged by Wheat Germ Oil

Treatment:

Other: perineal massage with Wheat Germ Oil during the second stage of labor

B

Experimental group

Description:

parturients during the second stage of labor massaged by almond oil

Treatment:

Other: perineal massage with almond oil during the second stage of labor