Altern Ther Health Med. 2022 May;28(4):34-39.
The development of striae gravidarum (SG), stretch marks, is one of the most common skin changes during pregnancy. The number of studies conducted on the reduction or prevention of SG, especially on the effects of olive oil, is limited.
The study intended to evaluate the clinical efficacy of olive oil in reducing the severity and preventing the progression of SG when used from the third trimester of pregnancy to the child's birth.
The study was designed as a randomized controlled trial.
The data was collected at the private Medipol Nisa Hospital. The trial registry number is NCT04489901.
Participants were 156 Turkish women having their first pregnancies and in their third trimester.
Participants were randomly assigned to either the intervention or the control group. Women in the intervention group applied olive oil to their abdomens twice a day, in the morning and evening. The control group used no intervention.
The participants' striae levels were assessed using the Fitzpatrick Skin Type Scale and Davey's Severity Score.
A statistically significant difference existed between the intervention and the control groups in terms of incidence and type of striae gravidarum, with the intervention group having a 50% incidence and 85.9% type 2 striae compared to the control group's 69.2% incidence and 35.9% type 4 striae. According to Davey's Severity Score, the severity of striae was significantly lower in the intervention group compared to the control group, with the scores being 2 and 4, respectively.
Using olive oil was very effective in reducing the severity and preventing the progression of striae gravidarum.
妊娠纹（SG）是妊娠期间最常见的皮肤变化之一。关于 SG 的减少或预防的研究，尤其是橄榄油的作用的研究数量有限。
本研究旨在评估从妊娠晚期到分娩期间使用橄榄油减少 SG 严重程度和预防其进展的临床疗效。
本研究设计为随机对照试验。
数据收集于私立 Medipol Nisa 医院。试验注册号为 NCT04489901。
156 名土耳其初产妇，处于妊娠晚期。
参与者被随机分配到干预组或对照组。干预组每天早晚两次在腹部涂抹橄榄油。对照组不进行任何干预。
参与者的妊娠纹程度使用 Fitzpatrick 皮肤类型量表和 Davey 严重程度评分进行评估。
干预组和对照组在妊娠纹的发生率和类型方面存在统计学显著差异，干预组的发生率为 50%，2 型妊娠纹占 85.9%，而对照组的发生率为 69.2%，4 型妊娠纹占 35.9%。根据 Davey 严重程度评分，干预组的妊娠纹严重程度明显低于对照组，评分分别为 2 分和 4 分。
使用橄榄油可有效降低妊娠纹的严重程度并预防其进展。
