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Investigating the effect of rosemary on anxiety, depression, sexual disorders, sleep and cognitive disorders of patients undergoing maintenance treatment with methadone

Investigating of the the effect of Rosmarinus officinalis L.on anxiety, depression, sexual dysfunction sleep disorder and cognitive disorders in patients undergoing maintenance treatment with methadone, double-blind, with placebo-controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20240429061589N1
Enrollment
52
Registered
2024-05-09
Start date
2024-06-04
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-05-27

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Conditions

Condition 1: drug abuse. Condition 2: Anxiety. Condition 3: depression. Condition 4: sexual dysfunction. Condition 5: Sleep disorder. Condition 6: Cognitive disorders. Opioid related disorders Anxiety disorder, unspecified Major depressive disorder, single episode, unspecified Unspecified sexual dysfunction not due to a substance or known physiological condition Sleep disorder, unspecified Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of opioids : residual and late-onset psychotic disorder

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: recipients of rosemary capsules containing 500 mg of the effective ingredient of rosemary, every 12 hours for 4 weeks. Intervention 2: Control group: receiving a pl

Sponsors

Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age between 18 and 60 years Proficiency in Persian language Literacy for reading and writing Methadone maintenance treatment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: No history of heart disease No diabetes Absence of liver and kidney failure Absence of pregnancy Epilepsy and life-threatening diseases Lack of chronic treatment with antidepressants Not receiving antidepressants, benzodiazepines, melatonin and other sleep medications during the past month Not having moderate to severe mental disability No history of allergic reaction to rosemary and similar products

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Anxiety. Timepoint: Immediately before the beginning of the study and after the end of the intervention (fourth week). Method of measurement: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).;Sexual disorders. Timepoint: Immediately before the beginning of the study and after the end of the intervention (fourth week). Method of measurement: changes in sexual functioning questionnaire (csfq-14).;Cognitive impairment. Timepoint: immediately before the beginning of the study and after the end of the intervention (fourth week). Method of measurement: Montreal Cognitive Assessment.;Sleep disorder. Timepoint: Immediately before the beginning of the study and after the end of the intervention (fourth week). Method of measurement: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).;Depression disorder. Timepoint: immediately before the beginning of the study and after the end of the intervention (fourth week). Method of measurement: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMarziyeh Heidarzadeh

Kerman University of Medical Sciences

mim.heidarzadeh@gmail.com+98 915 420 5054

Outcome results

None listed

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