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Study aim
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Determining the effect of rice bran intake on the severity of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy in women referring to comprehensive health service centers in Gonabad city
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Design
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The clinical trial has two parallel intervention and control groups, single-blind with a sample size of 72 people, who are assigned to two intervention and control groups by the available sampling method and with random blocks of 4.
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Settings and conduct
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After screening and determining the mothers suffering from nausea and vomiting of pregnancy, the intervention group will be given 10 grams of rice bran packets to consume for one week, twice a day before lunch and dinner or with yogurt. The control group uses odorless white flour in the same way as the intervention group. Both groups complete the Rudders questionnaire every night for a week.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Age 18-35 years, gestational age under 20 weeks, desired pregnancy, singleton fetus, live and natural, not using assisted reproductive methods to get pregnant, not suffering from chronic diseases, not having a high-risk pregnancy, not having severe and adverse events in 3 Last month, suffering from mild or moderate nausea and vomiting of pregnancy based on the standard criteria of Rhodes, not using chemical drugs or complementary medicine to control and treat nausea and vomiting of pregnancy since 3 days before the start of the study, not being allergic to rice bran
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Intervention groups
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The intervention and control groups were given 10 gram packets of rice bran and white flour, respectively, for one week, 2 times a day before lunch or dinner, or with yogurt.
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Main outcome variables
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Severity of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy