The Application of Honey on Perineal Sutures

University Hospitals (UH)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Burns; Pain; Perineal Tear

Treatments: Other: Medical honey

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03670420

2018-00995

Details and patient eligibility

About

Evaluate the effect of honey on perineal tears or episiotomies pain associated or not with anterior vulvar tears after vaginal delivery.

Enrollment: 68 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Major women
• Giving birth vaginally in the maternity of Geneva university hospital
• First and second degree perineal tears or episiotomy
• French speaking women
• The day of the delivery

Exclusion criteria

• Allergic to honey and bees
• Drug use
• postpartum hemorrhage

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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68 participants in 2 patient groups

Medical honey in addition to standard care

Experimental group

Description:

In addition to the usual care provided by the maternity unit, women allocated to this group apply honey on first and second degree perineal tears, episiotomies and anterior vulvar tears twice a day for four days from randomization.

Treatment:

Other: Medical honey

Standard care

No Intervention group

Description:

This group benefits from the standard care offered by the maternity: hygiene advice, analgesics, ice packs, buoys and positioning.