effect of topical application of aloe vera gel on the cord

نویسندگان

reza saeidi assistant professor of neonatology, neonatal research center, imam reza hospital, faculty of medicine, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran.

mahboobeh gholami phd of toxicology, instructor, neyshabur university of medical sciences, neyshabur, iran

ahmad shah farhat assistant professor of neonatology, neonatal research center, imam reza hospital, faculty of medicine, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran.

ashraf mohammadzadeh professor of neonatology, neonatal research center, imam reza hospital, faculty of medicine, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran.

چکیده

introduction and objectives: annually one million newborns die due to the umbilical cord infection. thus, in this study, we aimed toevaluate the effect of topical aloe vera gel on umbilical cord complications. methods: this randomized clinical trial was performed in maternity ward of ghaem hospital, mashhad, iran the samples were selected through convenience sampling and were randomly divided into three groups of aloe vera, control, and placebo. for data analysis, one-way anova test was conducted. results: comparison of cord condition between the groups showed significant differences between the three groups. in the placebo group, the number of infants with redness around the cord was significantly higher compared to the control (p=0.002) and aloe vera (p=0.002) groups. in addition, cord swelling was significantly more frequent in the placebo group than the control (p=0.002) and aloe vera (p=0.002) groups. the incidence of cord infection was significantly higher in the placebo group than the control (p=0.000) and aloe vera (p=0.000) groups. the occurrence of infection in the umbilical cord of the newborns in the placebo group was significantly more compared to the control (p=0.000) and aloe vera (p=0.000) groups. conclusion: topical aloe vera gel accelerated cord separation and reduced the rates of complications and infections.

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iranian journal of neonatology

جلد ۷، شماره ۴، صفحات ۱۱-۱۴

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