The aim of this study was to compare the effect of phenytoin cream and honey cream on pain and healing episiotomy in nulliparous women.
Method: The study was a double-blind randomized clinical trial And the 120 primiparous women (40 patients in the phenytoin cream group, 40 patients in the honey cream group and 40 patients in the placebo group) Referred to a Tamin ejtemaie hospital in the city of Kashan was performed. Inclusion criteria included Term and Nulliparous Pregnancy, A literate, between 18-35 of age, race Persia, birth weight between 2500-4000 grams, BMI In the range of 19.8 to 30 and Exclusion criteria included use of Drugs affecting the healing of wounds During the study, Not used regularly and as directed cream, sensitivity in the creams desired, lack of desire to continue participating in the study and Avoidance of referring to Hospital clinic or The nearest clinic to the home In the seventh and fourteenth days after delivery. Postpartum mothers for 10 days and once a day, a night, a finger of cream prescribed in the stitches were used. In the meantime, when discharged, for mothers routinely cephalexin capsules 500 mg every 6 hours for 8-7 days was prescribed. Evaluation of wound healing using reeda scale and pain intensity by numerical rating scale In the first 24 hours, the seventh and fourteenth days after giving birth was carried out.