AI-Supported Video Education in Episiotomy Care
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Conditions studied: Postpartum Perineal Pain
In brief
Although the postpartum period is generally considered a positive experience, obstetric interventions such as episiotomy may lead to significant maternal health problems. Episiotomy, a surgical incision performed on the perineum during the second stage of labor, remains widely used despite World Health Organization recommendations to limit its rate. Episiotomy-related complications, including pain, infection, bleeding, and dyspareunia, can negatively affect wound healing, quality of life, and postpartum sexual health. Proper episiotomy wound care and education are therefore essential components of postpartum care. This study aims to evaluate the effect of an artificial intelligence-supported video education on episiotomy wound healing and postpartum sexual quality of life. The findings are expected to contribute to improved postpartum care practices and guide future research in this field.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07453979
- Run by
- Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University
- People needed
- 70
- Starts
- 2026-04-02
- Expected to finish
- 2026-07-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-03-06
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 35. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 18 years of age and older,
- No high-risk pregnancy (no systemic disease, no smoking, no postpartum complications),
- Gestational age 37-42 weeks,
- Single vaginal delivery of live birth,
- Mediolateral episiotomy,
- Not taking any medication,
- No other lacerations besides episiotomy (anal sphincter injury, 3rd degree perineal laceration).
- Single vaginal delivery of live birth or single vaginal delivery without episiotomy, age between 18-35 years, sexually active and healthy
- Primiparous pregnant women
You may not qualify if…
- • Mothers who have had multiple, stillbirth, or anomalous births,
- Mothers who refuse home visits will be excluded.
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