Hot flash. Menopausal and female climacteric states
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Interventionl group will take capsules containing 330mg anise abstract for 8 weeks 3 times a day (morning, noon and night). Intervention 2: Control group will take placebo capsulescont
Treatment - Drugs
Placebo
Interventionl group will take capsules containing 330mg anise abstract for 8 weeks 3 times a day (morning, noon and night).
Control group will take placebo capsulescontaining 330mg starch with the same shape for 8 weeks 3 times a day (morning, noon and night).
Sponsors
Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
45 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Age 45-60, history of amenorrhea at least 1 and at most 3 years prior to the study, experience of hot flashes, being literate or having a literate family member, married or widowed since one year prior to the study, not using food or herbal medicine content of phyptoestrogens. There was not confirmed of diabetes, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism or any other diseases causing hot flash, undergoing hormone therapy, taking anticoagulant, anti depressive or anxiolytic drugs, hypersensitivity to anise, experiencing stressful events such as divorce, death of her husband, or death of her close family members during 6 months prior to the study Exclusion criteria: The subjects were decided to use drug or hormone and herbals medicin to relieve hot flashes.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Recurrence. Timepoint: Weekly. Method of measurement: Study data sheet.;Frequency of hot flash. Timepoint: Weekly from two weeks before intervention to four weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Study data sheet.;Severity of hot flash. Timepoint: Weekly from two weeks before intervention to four weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Study data sheet. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Weight. Timepoint: Weekly. Method of measurement: Scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactFatemeh Nahidi
shaheed Beheshti university of medical sciences
Outcome results
None listed