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The effects of aromatherapy on sleep

Comparison with of inhalation Aromatherapy lavender, chamomile and sour orange flower on sleep quality in elderly city of Zabol

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2016022126680N1
Enrollment
100
Registered
2016-05-31
Start date
2016-03-12
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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Conditions

sleep quality. Sleep disorder, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: The first intervention group: In this group every night from 10 pm to 6 am for seven nights, before you go to bed elderly person, a researcher two drops of lavender oil on a cotton bal
Placebo
The first intervention group: In this group every night from 10 pm to 6 am for seven nights, before you go to bed elderly person, a researcher two drops of lavender oil on a cotton ball through a dro
The second intervention group: In this group every night from 10 pm to 6 am for seven nights, before you go to bed elderly person, a researcher at the drop of sour orange essential oil on a cotton ba
The third intervention group: In this group every night from 10 pm to 6 am for seven nights, before you go to bed elderly person, a researcher two drops of chamomile essential oil on a cotton ball wi
control group: already been prepared and are attached to dress elderly and elderly at bedtime it does not breathe.

Sponsors

Birjand University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to 100 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: being willing to cooperate in the study and signed an informed consent form; no history of allergy to drugs, herbal ingredients, the smell of flowers or sour orange test sensitivity; poor sleep quality by Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; do not use drugs plant in the past two weeks ; at least 60 years of age; Appropriate Cognitive status ( ie: lack of disease dementia, Alzheimer's disease and Huntington's disease and delirium); avoid caffeinated beverages or alcohol containing at least 3 hours before the intervention; no history of disease psychiatric neuroscience is leading to hospitalization or medication. Exclusion criteria: patient's unwillingness to continue to cooperate in the study; the incidence of allergy symptoms ; duration of study participants who become ill or died.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Sleep quality. Timepoint: 1. Before the intervention, 2. The seventh night after the intervention. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public Contactleila fahimzade

Birjand University of Medical Sciences

l.fahimzade@bums.ac.irl.fahimzade@gmail.com+98 542632119

Outcome results

None listed

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