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The effect of Citrus aurantium essential oil on sleep quality during pregnancy

The effect of aromatherapy with Citrus aurantium essential Oil on sleep quality during pregnancy

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20200512047414N1
Enrollment
70
Registered
2021-01-16
Start date
2021-01-19
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-02-22

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Conditions

Sleep disorders in pregnant women. Sleep disorder, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: For a month, twice a day (once before going to bed at night) and each time pour 5 drops of spring orange essential oil (prepared from university-approved health cen

Sponsors

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Have informed consent to participate in the study. Be at least literate. Have Iranian nationality. Be a resident of Jiroft. From the DASS-21 questionnaire, get a depression score of less than 21, an anxiety score of less than 15, and a stress score of less than 26. Having a gestational age of 34-28 weeks. Have a singleton pregnancy. Get a score of 5 or higher on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire (PSQI). Not having a cold. Not having allergic to spring orange essential oil or sweet almond oil. Not having a disorder in sense of smell. Not being allergic to plant odors, herbal essential oils, perfumes and colognes. Not having a known sleep disorder before pregnancy. Do not experienced tragic events in the last six months. Not using tobacco, alcohol and drugs. Have a known history of mental illness.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Do not want to continue the study. Use other techniques for sleep disorders during the study. Experience severe stress during the study. Getting feverish infectious diseases during the study. Being hospitalized during the study. Getting cold or a disorder in sense of smell. Showing allergic to spring orange essential oil or sweet almond oil. Not using spring orange essential oil or sweet almond oil for 2 days or using only once a day for three days.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The overall score of sleep disorder. Timepoint: Measurement of sleep quality score at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and one month after the start of spring orange essential oil consumption ". Method of measurement: Petersburg Sleep Quality Questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFereshteh Mohammadi Pay Andar

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

mohammadipf971@mums.ac.ir+98 51 3841 2081

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 12, 2026