The effects of Melissa officinalis on Stress, Anxiety, Depression, sleep disturbances and Compassion Fatigue among Nurses

The effects of Melissa officinalis on Stress, Anxiety, Depression, sleep disturbances and Compassion Fatigue among Nurses Caring for COVID-19 Patients

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20190204042617N2

Enrollment

Registered

2021-06-30

Start date

2021-06-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-07-12

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Conditions

Condition 1: Stress. Condition 2: Anxiety. Condition 3: sleep disorders. Condition 4: sleep disorders. Condition 5: sleep disorders. Condition 6: Stress. Reaction to severe stress, and adjustment disorders Anxiety disorder due to known physiological condition Sleep disorders not due to a substance or known physiological condition Sleep disorders Circadian rhythm sleep disorders Acute stress reaction

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Nurses will be given lemon balm tea in the form of a 3 gram bag from Newsha twice (morning and evening) for 21 days. Intervention 2: Control group: Nurses will be g

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

23 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Having at least a degree in nursing ? Having one year of work experience ? At least six months of care for hospitalized patients with coronavirus

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Have a history of asthma, allergies, and chronic diseases ? Stressful events such as divorce and the death of loved ones for any reason in the past three months

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Stress score on DASS-21. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 21 days after starting to consume lemon balm. Method of measurement: DASS-21 questionnaire.;Anxiety score on DASS-21. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 21 days after starting to consume lemon balm. Method of measurement: DASS-21 questionnaire.;Depression score on DASS-21. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 21 days after starting to consume lemon balm. Method of measurement: DASS-21 questionnaire.	—

Measure

Time frame

Stress score on DASS-21. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 21 days after starting to consume lemon balm. Method of measurement: DASS-21 questionnaire.;Anxiety score on DASS-21. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 21 days after starting to consume lemon balm. Method of measurement: DASS-21 questionnaire.;Depression score on DASS-21. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 21 days after starting to consume lemon balm. Method of measurement: DASS-21 questionnaire.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Sleep Disorders Score. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 28 days after giving lemon balm tea. Method of measurement: Petersburg Sleep Quality Questionnaire.;Compassion fatigue score. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 28 days after giving lemon balm tea. Method of measurement: Figley Compassion Fatigue Questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactParvin Aziznejadroshan

Babol University of Medical Sciences

aziznejadroshan@yahoo.com+98 11 3219 0597

Outcome results

None listed

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