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The Effect of Citrus Aurantiun Aromatherapy on Sleep Quality and Anxiety Among Female Nursing Students

The Effect of Citrous Aurantiun Aromatherapy on Sleep Quality and Anxiety Among Female Nursing Students, A Randomized Clinical Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2016070223525N5
Enrollment
100
Registered
2016-08-12
Start date
2016-09-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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Conditions

Sleep Quality, Anxiety. Other sleep disorders

Interventions

Intervention 1: In the intervention group, aromatherapy will be done for 2 weeks (14 nights) using essential oil of Citrus aurantium. The subjects inhale 4-5 drops of pure essential oil of Citrus aura
Treatment - Other
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Control group:The intervention will not be done.

Sponsors

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: nursing bachelor student living in dormitory; willingness to cooperate in the study; completing and signing informed consent form; having olfactory health; obtaining scores of 40 and above, according to Spiel Berger anxiety form; obtaining scores of 5 and above, according to Peters Burg sleep quality questionnaire; no history of mental illness, depression and acute stress (like crises such as the loss of relatives and family members); not coinciding the study with final exams. Exclusion criteria: the students who do not like to continue their cooperation for any reason; the students who feel discomfort with the smell of essential oil of Citrus aurantium; the students who use perfume; the students working at teaching hospitals in night shift continuously; the students who use anti-anxiety drugs, hypnotic drugs, and herbal medicines during the intervention.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Sleep Quality. Timepoint: Before intervention, two weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Peters Burg sleep quality questionnaire.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Anxiety. Timepoint: Before intervention, two weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Spiel Berger anxiety questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSareh Shamsipor

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences and Health Services

sarehshamsipour@gmail.com+98 41 3479 6770

Outcome results

None listed

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