Consideration of the efficacy of lemon balm in decreasing anxiety of the patients before general surgery :a randomized double blind clinical trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20141108019860N5

Enrollment

Registered

2018-02-10

Start date

2018-01-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-03-26

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Conditions

anxiety. Anxiety disorder, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: lemon balm powder capsule receiver. Intervention 2: Control group: placebo receiver.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: patients who candidate for general surgery refer to shariyati hospital with - ASA (1 or 2 ) situation that operate through general anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with congestive heart failure Heart valve disease Hepatic or kidney disease Psychiatric disturbance back ground Uncontrolled blood pressure Patient with tongue and communication disturbance Pregnancy or lactation Thyroid function disturbance When intubation time is over than 10 second or larangoscopic grade is over than or equal to 3

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Patient's anxiety. Timepoint: When patient go to recovery. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactArman Zargaran

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

azargaran@sina.tums.ac.ir+98 21 2398 8548 ext. 207

Outcome results

None listed

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