Stria Gravidarum and Olive Oil for Pregnancy Women

Ayca Solt Kirca

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pregnancy Related; Striae Gravidarum

Treatments: Other: Olive oil

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04489901

KırklareliAS

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical efficacy of olive oil on the severity and progression of striae gravidarum. This randomized controlled clinical trial included 156 primipara women who were early third trimester. They were randomly allocated into two groups: an experimental group and a control group. Women in the experimental group applied olive oil to their abdomen twice a day in the morning and evening. The control group had no intervention.

Full description

The development of striae is one of the most common skin changes in pregnancy. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical efficacy of olive oil on the severity and progression of striae gravidarum.

This randomized controlled clinical trial included 156 primipara women who were early third trimester. They were randomly allocated into two groups: an experimental group and a control group. Women in the experimental group applied olive oil to their abdomen twice a day in the morning and evening. The control group had no intervention.Data were collected using maternal information form, Fitzpatrick Skin Type Scale and Davey's Severity Score.

Enrollment: 156 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• being in the age group of 20-30 years, early third trimester (being at the 28th week of gestation), having a singleton pregnancy, being primiparous, and volunteering to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• having a chronic disease (such as diabetes or hypertension), having striae (before 28th gestation week), having traces of scar tissue from adolescence, using cortisone cream or another kind of topical cream, having polyhydramnios, having threatened preterm labor or preterm delivery, having any disease of the skin, taking any medication regularly, having a problem preventing communication, using pharmacological or non-pharmacological methods (undergoing pharmacotherapy) to reduce nausea, and undergoing psychiatric treatment (psychotherapy).

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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156 participants in 2 patient groups

Extra Virgin Olivei oil group

Experimental group

Description:

The women in the experimental (olive oil) group were asked to apply 10 cc (4 tablespoons) of extra virgin olive oil to the entire abdomen by hand without massaging twice a day in the morning and evening.

Treatment:

Other: Olive oil

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

The women in the control group did not undergo any intervention.