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To become "mother" is a beautiful gift given by God to woman. Giving birth is a powerful and life changing even with a lasting impact on women and their families. Pregnancy and labor are exceptional occasions in women's lives. Post-delivery is very decisive period for compassionate woman who had under gone episiotomy which is a throbbing and disquiet procedure during this time. Episiotomy wound healing takes weeks to years depending on health conditions and treatment of the perineum itself. Episiotomy care is very essential, if neglected it can lead to severe complications like infection, wound gapping.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| physical therapy Dry air heat group along with kegel exercise | Experimental | Woman should lie on the bed without panties or the sanitary Pad. Place towels under buttocks to absorb any vaginal discharge. She should lie on her back with the knees bent and feet flat. Let the vagina dry by holding a hair dryer 10 to 12 inches away from episiotomy. The dry heat will gives a soothing effect on the wound |
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| therapeutics execise Infra-red lamp therapy along with kegel execise | Active Comparator | The infrared the infrared lamp will be placed at distance of 45 cm away from the perineum with the heat emitted with 220 volts used for 10-15 minutes IRR is beneficial for promoting wound healing, tissue repair, and skin rejuvenation. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Infra-red lamp therapy + Kegal Exercises | Procedure | The infrared the infrared lamp will be placed at distance of 45 cm away from the perineum with the heat emitted with 220 volts used for 10-15 minutes IRR is beneficial for promoting wound healing, tissue repair, and skin rejuvenation. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| REEDA Scale | REEDA Scale (Redness, Edema, Ecchymosis, Discharge and Approximation of the wound edges) | 4 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| NPRS Numerical Pain Rating Scale | Pain intensity is frequently measured on an 11-point pain intensity numerical rating scale (PI-NRS), where 0 = no pain and 10 = worst possible pain. The studies had similar designs and measurement instruments, including the PI-NRS, collected in a daily diary, and the standard seven- point patient global impression of change (PGIC), collected at the endpoint. The changes in the PI-NRS from baseline to the endpoint were compared to the PGIC for each subjec |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
episiotomy only check in female
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| hafiza neelam, Ms | Contact | 03204097476 | hafiza.neelam@riphah.edu.pk | |
| mariya tariq, MS* | Contact | 03248828635 | mariyatariq7777@gmail.com |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| mariya tariq, ms-whpt | Riphah International University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Lady Willington | Recruiting | Lahore | Punjab Province | 520000 | Pakistan |
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| Dry air heat group + Kegal Exercises | Procedure | Woman should lie on the bed without panties or the sanitary Pad. Place towels under buttocks to absorb any vaginal discharge. She should lie on her back with the knees bent and feet flat. Let the vagina dry by holding a hair dryer 10 to 12 inches away from episiotomy. The dry heat will gives a soothing effect on the wound |
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| 4 weeks |