NCT05456438

Effect of Tea Tree Oil and Coconut Oil on Nipple Crack Formation

Effect of Tea Tree Oil and Coconut Oil on Nipple Crack Formation in the Early Postpartum Period

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 90 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hitit University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of the study was to determine the effect of tea tree oil and coconut oil applied to the nipples during the early postpartum period on nipple crack formation.

Detailed description

This randomized controlled experimental research included a total of 90 women in the research sample abiding by the research criteria, with 30 each in the intervention groups (coconut oil or tea tree oil application) and 30 in the control group. Women in the intervention groups applied coconut oil or tea tree oil to the nipples on the 3rd, 7th and 10th days postpartum, while the control group did not have any intervention

Conditions

• Nipple Infection

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	İntervention 1	Group 1 applied coconut oil to the nipple
OTHER	İntervention 2	Group 2 applied tea tree oil to the nipple

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-02-14
• Primary completion: 2021-06-14
• Completion: 2022-01-16
• First posted: 2022-07-13
• Last updated: 2022-07-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)