Aromatherapy for Reducing Labor Pain

Chiang Mai University94 enrolled

Overview

Pregnant women who eligible with inclusion criteria are random to two groups. Aromatherapy group will receive the aromatherapy during labor along with standard pain control. Non-aromatherapy group will receive standard pain control during labor

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Pain

Interventions

AromatherapyOTHER

On the day of admission for labor. Pregnant women select type of essential oil. Aroma diffuser is used during labor. Pain score was record during latent, early active and late active phase.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALE

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Singleton pregnancy * Nulliparous * 37 complete weeks of gestation * Cephalic presentation * No emergency obstetric complication * In labor Exclusion Criteria: * Medical or obstetric complication preclude vaginal delivery * Essential oil allergy * Side effect of aromatherapy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

early active phase pain using Visual Analog Scale

Visual analog scale used to assess pain during cervical dilate 5-7 cm.

Time frame: The day of labor

Secondary Outcomes

latent phase pain using Visual Analog Scale

Visual analog scale used to assess pain during cervical dilate 3-4 cm.

Time frame: The day of labor

late active phase pain using Visual Analog Scale

Visual analog scale used to assess pain during cervical dilate 8-10 cm.

Time frame: The day of labor

analgesic drug

doses of analgesic drug request by pregnant women

Time frame: The day of labor

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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