Condition 1: Sleep disorder. Condition 2: menopause. Other sleep disorders not due to a substance or known physiological condition Menopausal and other perimenopausal disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: consumption of licorice capsules (containing 250 mg of licorice root aqueous extract) 3 times a day for one month. Intervention 2: Control group: consumption of cap
Sponsors
Ghoum University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
No minimum to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Women under 65 years old married A minimum of one year and a maximum of three years have passed since the onset of menopause Body mass index between 20 and 30 No smoking and no addiction (self and spouse) Not having depression and mental illnesses No death of first-degree relatives in the last year Absence of acute diseases (such as cancer and end stages of organ transplant) No use of hormones and antibiotics in the last three months Absence of systemic diseases (such as kidney disease, blood pressure, blood sugar and blood lipids)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Reluctance to attend the study Start treatment with hormonal drugs Allergy to licorice Use of cytotoxic drugs and sleeping drugs
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sleep quality. Timepoint: Before the intervention, two weeks after the start of the intervention, one week after stopping the intervention. Method of measurement: Petersburg Sleep Quality Questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactAtena Hakimzadeh
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed