The effect of Rosmarinus officinalis and cacao on occupational burnout of Iran Chemical Industry Investment company’s employees

A comparative study of the effect of Rosmarinus officinalis and cacao on occupational burnout of Iran Chemical Industry Investment company’s employees in Isfahan in 2013

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2013052813416N2

Enrollment

Registered

2013-10-27

Start date

2013-08-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

job burnout. Reaction to severe stress, and adjustment disorders

Interventions

Intervention 1: The Rosmarinus group will receive 4 gr of Rosemary in 150cc water,per day except Thursdays and Fridays, for 2 months. Intervention 2: the control intervention has no treatment. Inter

Treatment - Drugs

The Rosmarinus group will receive 4 gr of Rosemary in 150cc water,per day except Thursdays and Fridays, for 2 months.

the control intervention has no treatment

The Cacao group will receive 5gr of Cacao in 150cc water,per day except Thursdays and Fridays, for 2 months.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Subjects who wants to take part in this study should bear in mind the following criteria. In case any participant feels the termination of such terms during the study, should let the researcher knows and quit the study. 1. Involving in technical affairs only. 2. Working in daytime. 3. Experiencing no lifetime stressors such as loss of the beloved, divorce, any kind of tragic incidents in the past year. 4. Willing and motivated to take part in the study. 5. Having one- year work experience in one of the Iran Chemical Industry Investment Company (ICIIC) technical divisions. 6. Having exposed to industrial stressors such as noise pollution, environmental pollutants, machinery and tools. 7. Having no coronary heart diseases record in the ICIIC medical center as well as no record of taking drugs that affect these diseases. 8. Using no blood-pressure and/or heart - operation affecting drugs. 9. Having no psychiatric-disorder record as well as no record of taking drugs that affect it in accordance with his/her personal medical documens.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Job burnout. Timepoint: Before and after treatment. Method of measurement: Geldard Burnout Inventory.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Changing in the mean score of job burnouts. Timepoint: Before & after intervention. Method of measurement: Goldard burnout inventory.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public Contactsomayeh gorji

Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

s_gorji@nm.mui.ac.ir+98 31 1792 2896

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026