Menopause Symptoms. Menopausal and other perimenopausal disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: st john's wort group : tab 160 mg, 3 times a day, for 6 weeks. Intervention 2: Intervention group 2 : passion flower drop : 20drops in mornings, 40 drops at nig
Treatment - Drugs
Intervention group 1: st john's wort group : tab 160 mg, 3 times a day, for 6 weeks
Intervention group 2 : passion flower drop : 20drops in mornings, 40 drops at night for 6 weeks
Sponsors
Vice chancellor for research,Isfahan University of Medical Science, School of Nursing and Midwifer
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
40 Years to 58 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: include criteria ?the women who had not experienced menopause in the last year? women who were at first 5-year period of menopause? those who had the score of 15 from Cooperman's index for menopausal symptoms? women who did not have any known psychological disturbances and did not have any record for these problems? women who didn't suffer from thyroid diseases? psychosomatic disorders? pheochromocytoma? carcinoid syndrome? leukemiacancer and any known systemic diseases such as blood pressure, diabetes, cardiovascular problems? those who did not take hormonal treatments? nutritional supplements? herbal drugs? homeopathy for soothing their menopausal symptoms and did not take medications that could have intervention with Hypericum Perforatum and Passion Flower and finally? did not have a BMI more than 30 kg/m2 and precocious menopause (before the age of 40 years). exclude criteria : Those women who were suffering whatsoever, from severe gastrointestinal problems ? were not able to take the medications or had side effects following using the two medications of the study were omitted.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cooperman's Hot flash : not , Mild, Moderate , Sever. Timepoint: pre-intervention, the third week of intervention, and the sixthweek of intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire cooperman's index.;Cooperman's Depression: not , Mild, Moderate , Sever. Timepoint: pre-intervention, the third week of intervention, and the sixthweek of intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire cooperman's index.;Cooperman's Insomnia: not , Mild, Moderate , Sever. Timepoint: pre-intervention, the third week of intervention, and the sixthweek of intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire cooperman's index.;Cooperman's Anxiety: not , Mild, Moderate , Sever. Timepoint: pre-intervention, the third week of intervention, and the sixthweek of intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire cooperman's index.;Cooperman's Headache: not , Mild, Moderate , Sever. Timepoint: pre-intervention, the third week of intervention, and the sixthweek of intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire cooperman's index.;Cooperman's Palpation: not , Mild, Moderate , Sever. Timepoint: pre-intervention, the third week of intervention, and the sixthweek of intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire cooperman's index. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Vaginal dryness. Timepoint: 6weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Yes, No. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactIsfahan university medical science
Isfahan university medical science
Outcome results
None listed