Effects of Essential Oils Blend from Zingiberaceous Plants on Mood and Cognition in Elderly
Phase 3
Completed
- Conditions
- elderlyold agearomatherapyessential oilinhalationstressmoodcognitionelderlyold age
- Registration Number
- TCTR20200521003
- Lead Sponsor
- Chiang Mai University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 35
Inclusion Criteria
1. Healthy elderly, aged 60 to 80 years old
2. Graduated from at-least grade 6th (P.6)
3. Can sit, speak, write by him/herself
4. Normal olfactory function
5. Willing to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria
1. Brain disorders including epilepsy, dementia, previous brain injury, migraine
2. Nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea, sinusitis
3. Anosmina or hyposmia
4. Use CNS suppressants
5. Use CNS stimulants such as pseudoephredrine, amphetamines and its derivative, nicotine, caffeine, methylxanthines
6. Previous brain surgery
7. Hypersensitivity to the tested substances
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cognition Pre-intervention, Day 14 MMSE, Verbal fluency test, Word list learning test, Picture memory test,Mood Pre-intervention, Day 7, Day 14 Visual analogue scale of Mood (MASA-150), Thai-GDS, ST-5, PH-9, Sleep questionnaires
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Vital signs Pre-intervention, Daily, Post-intervention Heart rate, Respiratory rate, Blood pressure, Body temperature,Satisfaction Post-intervention (Day 14) VAS,Adverse effects Daily during intervention, post-intervention Observation, questionnaires