The effect of ointment of pistacia atlantica oinment on the prevention of intensity of pregnancy striae in primiparous women: A triple-blind randomized controlled clinical trial

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1 M.Sc. of Midwifery, Student Research and Technology Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Iranian Medicine, School of Iranian and Complementary Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

3 Associate professor, Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

4 Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.

5 Assistant Professor, Department of Midwifery, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Assistant Professor, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

10.22038/ijogi.2025.81990.6183

Abstract

Introduction: Pregnancy striae are a kind of physiological skin scar during pregnancy. Pregnancy striae can damage women's beauty and cause problems; therefore, researchers have always been looking for solutions to prevent and solve this problem. Since the effect of pistacia atlantica ointment on the prevention of intensity of pregnancy striae has not been evaulated so far, the present study was conducted with aim to determine the effect of pistacia atlantica ointment on the prevention of intensity of pregnancy striae in primiparous women.
Methods: This triple-blind randomized controlled clinical trial study was conducted in 2023- 2024 on 70 primiparous women who had referred to Hazrat Abulfazl and Imam Sajjad health centers in Zahedan city. The research units were placed in two intervention and placebo groups. The intervention and control groups applied pistacia atlantica ointment and ointment containing the placebo. In the fourth and eighth weeks after the intervention, the samples were evaluated for striae severity based on the method used by Davy. The data collection tools included demographic and midwifery information questionnaire, Davi's checklist, complications and satisfaction of the study questionnaire, and study process checklist. Data analysis was done by SPSS statistical software (version 24) and Mann-Whitney, Chi-square, Fisher's exact test, and Wilcoxon tests. P<0.05 was considered significant.
Results: The intragroup comparison showed that the mean of pregnancy striae severity score before the intervention was 1.37 ± 1.55 in the intervention group and 1.66 ± 1.85 in the placebo group; Mann-Whitney test did not show this difference to be significant (p=0.444). Also, the findings showed that after the intervention, the mean of pregnancy striae severity score was 0.26±0.56 in the intervention group and 1.46 ± 1.46 in the placebo group; Mann-Whitney test showed this difference to be significant (p=0.001). The Wilcoxon test indicated no difference between pretest and post-test scores in the placebo group (P=0.202) and a decrease in striae severity score in the intervention group (p<0.006).
Conclusion: The pistacia atlantica ointment reduces the score of pregnancy striae severity in pregnant women.

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The Iranian Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility
Volume 27, Issue 12
February 2025
Pages 20-30

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