Effect aromatherapy on fatigue and quality of Sleep in hemodialysis patients

Comparison the effect of aroma Inhalation of Orange and Levander Essence on fatigue and quality of Sleep in hemodialysis patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2016060222772N1

Enrollment

Registered

2016-06-17

Start date

2016-03-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

End Stage Renal Disease. Chronic uraemia End stage kidney disease

Interventions

Intervention 1: In the first stage of intervention for study of Lavender effect on fatigue and sleep quality , patients were trained in order to The night after hemodialysis, one drop lavender or ora

In the first stage of intervention for study of Lavender effect on fatigue and sleep quality , patients were trained in order to The night after hemodialysis, one drop lavender or orange extract was

In the second stage,for study effect of Orange on fatigue and quality of sleep , groups were exchanged to study the intervention of orange extracts. Group 1 received lavender extract, while group 2 r

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Hemodialysis three times a week; having a history of Hemodialysis treatments more than six months; informed consent for the study; lack of acute stressful event in the past 6 months (Death of loved ones); lack of history of allergy to aromas; lack of proven problem in sense of smell (healthy olfactory sense that was evaluated by a physician). Exclusion criteria: unwillingness to participate in the trial; kidney transplantation; hospitalization in another ward except Hemodialysis ward for other reason (MI, CVC and dyspnea).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Fatigue. Timepoint: Before and end of first and second weeks in first stage of intervention stage and end of third and fourth Weeks in two stage of intervention. Method of measurement: multidimensional fatigue inventory (MFI-20).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Quality of Sleep. Timepoint: Before and end of first and second weeks in first stage of intervention stage and end of third and fourth Weeks in two stage of intervention. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAbdolghani Abdollahimohammad

Zabol University of Medical Sciences

a.baluchi@zbmu.ac.ir+98 54 3223 0770

Outcome results

None listed

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