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OBJECTIVE: To compare the clinical efficacy of olive oil and the Saj(®) cream on the occurrence and severity of striae gravidarum. DESIGN: Parallel randomized controlled clinical trial. SETTING: West Health Centre, Lolagar and Akbarabadi Hospitals, Tehran, Iran. INTERVENTIONS: 360 Nulliparous women at their second trimester of pregnancy randomly (simple randomization) allocated into three groups of olive oil, the Saj(®) cream, and control that finally 150 of them (50 subjects in each group) completed the study. Control group did not receive any medication/intervention. At gestational age of 38-40 weeks the participants were evaluated regarding the occurrence of striae on abdominal skin and its severity that were primary outcome of the study. RESULTS: In the olive oil group, striae occurred in 72% of the participants, which were mild, moderate, and severe in 32%, 26%, and 6% of the cases, respectively. In those who received Saj(®) cream, striae occurred in 64% of the cases, which were mild, moderate and severe in 16%, 34%, and 14% of the cases, respectively. With regard to the control group, striae occurred in 60% of the participants, among which striae were mild, moderate, and severe in 22%, 24%, and 14% of the cases, respectively. There were no statistically significant differences among the three studied groups regarding the incidence or severity of striae. CONCLUSION: Neither olive oil nor the Saj(®) cream were effective in preventing the occurrence of striae gravidarum or affecting its severity. Further studies to examine the effect of other herbal/chemical preparations on occurrence of striae gravidarum are recommended.
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Aceites de Plantas/uso terapéutico , Complicaciones del Embarazo/tratamiento farmacológico , Complicaciones del Embarazo/epidemiología , Crema para la Piel/uso terapéutico , Estrías de Distensión/tratamiento farmacológico , Estrías de Distensión/epidemiología , Administración Tópica , Adulto , Femenino , Humanos , Irán/epidemiología , Aceite de Oliva , Aceites de Plantas/administración & dosificación , Embarazo , Crema para la Piel/administración & dosificación , Resultado del Tratamiento , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
This study was performed in order to determine the effects of olive oil on striae gravidarum (SG) occurring within the second trimester of pregnancy. The intervention group, applied olive oil on their abdominal skin area twice a day until the end of the study term. The control group did not use any oil. Striae occurred in 40% of women using olive oil whilst striae were noted to occur in 50% of the control group. There was no significant difference between the intervention and control groups. This study notes that the use of olive oil to the end of the second trimester in pregnancy was not effective in reducing the occurrence of striae gravidarum.