investigating the effect of aromatherapy with lavender extract on fatigue and working memory in women with multiple sclerosis

investigating the effect of aromatherapy with lavender extract on fatigue and working memory in women with multiple sclerosis referred to the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Rafsanjan 2018

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20170122032111N4

Enrollment

Registered

2019-01-20

Start date

2019-01-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-01-29

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Conditions

Fatigue, Working Memory of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Lavender extract, 2 drops, twice a day, inhalation for 10 minutes? for 14 days, Kashan barij Essence company. Intervention 2: Control group: Distilled water, 2 dro

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

20 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Desire to participate in the study age range of 20-40 years; Education: at least diploma; MS history for at least 1 year; no history of using the aromatherapy program during the past 6 months; no prohibition on aromatherapy; no other chronic diseases; lack of allergies, migraines, asthma and other respiratory diseases; have a healthy sense of smelling that is measured using coffee.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Women who are pregnant; Smell problem found after coffee smell testing; allergy,migraine , asthma and other respiratory diseases; other chronic diseases except multiple sclerosis.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Fatigue severity score. Timepoint: Before and two weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Fatigue severity scale.;Working memory. Timepoint: Before and two weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Active Dunnyman and Carpenter Memory test.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMaryam Shahabi Nejad

Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences

m_shahabi@rums.ac.ir+98 34 3425 5900

Outcome results

None listed

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