Investigating the effect of Melissa Officinalis on stress, anxiety, depression and sleep quality of elderly wome

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• Conditions: Stress-anxiety-depression and sleep disorder.; Mixed anxiety and depressive disorder; F41.2

• Registration Number: IRCT20150519022320N32
• Lead Sponsor: Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 21 August 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age over 60 years 2. Gender: female 3. Pittsburgh score more than 5 4. Not using lemon balm continuously and regularly 5. Not using other herbal medicines continuously and regularly 6. Not using sedatives 7. Not using alcohol and Psychedelic substances 8. Lack of allergy to herbal medicines 9- Absence of hypothyroidism 10- Absence of epilepsy

Exclusion Criteria

1. Failure to take the medicine completely in two consecutive days 2. Unwillingness to continue participating in the study 3. Starting to take other herbal medicines during the study 4. Starting to take sedatives during study 5. Sensitization 6. Intermittent consumption of lemongrass while studying

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Stress-anxiety-depression and sleep disorder. Timepoint: All the participants completed the Pittsburgh questionnaires and the stress, anxiety and depression questionnaires before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh questionnaires and the stress, anxiety and depression questionnaires.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Stress score, anxiety, depression and sleep quality. Timepoint: Sleep problems, stress, anxiety and depression of the participants are checked before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: questionnaire.