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Study aim
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Comparison of Diclofenac suppository with Lidocaine Procaine ointment in controlling episiotomy pain in primiparous women of Kowsar hospital
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Design
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Clinical trial two arm parallel groups randomised phase 3 on 120 patients. Randomized block method (balanced block randomization) was used for randomization. The size of each block is 8 and the total number of blocks is 15.
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Settings and conduct
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In Kowsar Hospital, for group A, Diclofenac suppository 50mg and for group B, 2.5 ٪ 2.5% topical Lidocaine-Procaine cream is used, repeated every 8 hours..If patient does not need she may not take the next dose. Pain severity is recorded immediately and 8,16,24 hours after delivery using VAS.Analgesic doses is recorded in both groups. If there is moderate to severe pain before the specified time, acetaminophen 500mg is added for patients, then need and frequency for additional analgesia use is recorded .After 24hour patients are asked about satisfaction and possible complications. Follow-up of pain intensity is done on the 3,7th day by phone
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion;Primiparous women, age range 18-40 years, spontaneous onset of labor, singleton pregnancy, cephalic presentation of fetus ,mediolateral episiotomy in natural delivery
Exclusion :postpartum hemorrhage, use of forceps and vacuum for delivery, manual removal of the placenta (corage), contraindications of NSAID, multiple rupture of the perineum
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Intervention groups
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In the delivery room, diclofenac 50mg suppository is used for group then repeated every eight hours according to the patient's need with a maximum dose of 150mg.
In contrast, for group B, 2.5 ٪ 2.5% topical lidocaine procaine cream is used immediately then repeated every eight hour
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Main outcome variables
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Number and dose of Diclofenac supp or lidocaine oint use,episiotomy site pain, need and number of additional painkillers