Ottawa Nutritional Guidelines for Nausea and Vomiting

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Effect of Implementing Ottawa Nutritional Guidelines on the Course of Nausea and Vomiting During Pregnancy (A Randomized Control Trial)

Detailed Description
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Studying the Effect of Implementing Ottawa Nutritional Guidelines on the Course of Nausea and Vomiting During Pregnancy (A Randomized Control Trial) using no pharmacological agents and life style modification in addition to acupressure to treat nausea and vomiting of pregnancy

Official Title
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Effect of Implementing Ottawa Nutritional Guidelines on the Course of Nausea and Vomiting During Pregnancy (A Randomized Control Trial)

Conditions
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Nausea Gravidarum

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Acupressure and nutritional advices


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: primigravida gestational age of 7-13 weeks singleton pregnancy having a score of 7-12 on the (PUQE 24) can read and write having phone number not receiving medications for reducing NVP, except for vitamin B6 wanted pregnancy. Exclusion Criteria: subject's unwillingness to continue the study occurrence of obstetric complications during the study hyper-emesis gravidarum having physical or mental disorders having oral/speech impairments having assisted reproductive techniques for the present pregnancy having two consecutive miscarriages before the current pregnancy old primigravida narcotic use or alcohol drinking and subjects who will show signs and symptoms of hyperemesis gravidarum during the study will be dropped out and referred to medical care.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 22 Years
Maximum Age: 35 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| No Intervention: Routine antenatal care<br>the control group will receive routine antenatal care and will not receive the guidelines group included 30 cases | |
| Experimental: Ottawa guidelines<br>study group will receive routine antenatal care in addition to the Ottawa nutritional guidelines group included 30 cases | Behavioral: Acupressure and nutritional advices<br>* Teaching using booklets and application of acupressure<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| control nausea and vomiting | control the frequency and severity of nausea and vomiting and measure it by using Pregnancy Unique Quantification of Emesis | 3 weeks | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| maintain normal body weight and prevent hospitalization | Monitor mother weight by calipered weight scale to monitor weight loss related to nausea and vomiting | 3 weeks |