The Effect Of Olive Oil on Diaper Rash

Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Olive Oil; Diaper Rash

Treatments: Other: Olive oil

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05328232

2020/09

Details and patient eligibility

About

Objective: Diaper rash is an irritating, common skin problem in newborns and young children and occurs in the skin rubbed by wet diapers and in the armpits due to heat, moisture and irritation. This experimental study was planned to investigate the effect of olive oil use on the healing of diaper rash in infants with first-degree diaper rash undergoing treatment in an infant ward.

Methods: The study conducted between September 2020 and December 2020 included 37 infants aged 0-24 months who were treated for any reason in the Infant Clinic of a medical school and had first-degree rash. The infants in the experimental and control groups were "treated with olive oil and X brand cream" respectively. The X brand cream and the effects of olive oil and X brand cream use on the improvement of diaper rash were compared.

Enrollment: 37 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 24 months old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Having a first-degree diaper rash
• Being 0-24 months old
• Having the family's consent indicating that they allow their child to be included in the study

Exclusion criteria

• The baby's having anorectal congenital anomaly
• The baby's having an obstacle to the application of olive oil (allergy, etc.)
• Having a second-degree or third-degree rash

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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37 participants in 2 patient groups

Olive oil

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Olive oil

Routine care

No Intervention group