NCT03319498

Postpartum Urinary Retention With Essential Oils (PURE)

Postpartum Urinary Retention With Essential Oils (PURE): A Randomized Control Trial of Essential Oil Vapor to Reduce Urinary Catheterization in Postpartum Women

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 77 (actual)
• Sponsor: Mount Carmel Health System · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of peppermint oil to promote voiding and reduce urinary catheterization among postpartum women.

Conditions

• Urinary Retention

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Peppermint Oil Vapor	2ml of the oil will be placed in the urine collection "hat" that fits into the bowl of the toilet. Participants will then sit on the toilet in normal fashion, exposing their perineum to the vapor of the oil. The perineum will NOT come into contact with the oil directly - only the vapor from the oil will contact the perineum.
OTHER	Mineral Oil Vapor	2ml of the mineral oil will be placed in the urine collection "hat" that fits into the bowl of the toilet. Participants will then sit on the toilet in normal fashion, exposing their perineum to the vapor of the oil. The perineum will NOT come into contact with the oil directly - only the vapor from the oil will contact the perineum.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-01-01
• Primary completion: 2026-02-16
• Completion: 2026-02-16
• First posted: 2017-10-24
• Last updated: 2026-03-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States