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The anti-anxiety effect of cardamom with oral diazepam on preoperative anxiety in patients undergoing orthopedic surgery

Compare the anti-anxiety effect of cardamom with oral diazepam on preoperative anxiety in patients undergoing orthopedic surgery

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20170921036302N1
Enrollment
48
Registered
2017-12-26
Start date
2017-10-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Anxiety. Mental and behavioural disorders

Interventions

Intervention 1: The night before the surgery, the patients in the Cardamom Extract group will receive 10 drops (equivalent to 250 mg) of Cardamom Extract, dissolved in 50 cc of urban water. Interventi
Treatment - Drugs
The night before the surgery, the patients in the Cardamom Extract group will receive 10 drops (equivalent to 250 mg) of Cardamom Extract, dissolved in 50 cc of urban water.
The diazepam group also will receive 5 mg oral diazepam tablets plus 50 cc of urban water.
and the control group will receive only 50 cc of urban water.

Sponsors

Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
15 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients are awake Anesthesia risks class 1 and 2 of the American Society for Anesthesiology (ASA) Have no history of mental illness Lack of psychiatric, sedation drugs and narcotics Non-acute and chronic illness.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Taking anti-anxiety or sedation after the onset of the study Dissatisfaction with the presence of the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Anxiety of patients before orthopedic surgery. Timepoint: At 21 o'clock, one night before surgery and one hour before the surgery begins. Method of measurement: Spielberger questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSadigheh Khalili Shomia

Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences

shomia@ymail.com+98 51 4401 8328

Outcome results

None listed

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