The effect of curcumin and vitamin E on hot flush and anxiety in postmenopausal wome
- Conditions
- Condition 1: hot flush. Condition 2: anxiety.Menopausal and female climacteric statesAnxiety disorder, unspecified
- Registration Number
- IRCT20120718010324N44
- Lead Sponsor
- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 93
Willingness to participate in the study
Having sufficient literacy to complete the questionnaire or the presence of a literate person in the family
Normal menopause
Being married
Women who have been under 6 years old since their menopause.
Having at least 40 years and a maximum of 60
Having hot flush at least twice a week
Use of tobacco and alcoholic beverages and herbal medicines
Stressful factors such as the death of relatives in the first six months of the past and loss of occupation
Known psychiatric or systemic problems including cardiovascular, digestive, liver, endocrine, etc.
Use of any effective medicines for hot flashes (Clonidine, Methyl dopa, Gabapentin, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs), Norepinephrine inhibitors (SNRI), and Soy isoflavone
Factors that cause vasomotor disorder, such as thyroid disease, according to the person expression
Use of any effective medication to treat a person's sexual response (Antihypertensive, Thiazide diuretics, Antidepressant drugs such as Serotonin and Noradrenaline and Reuptake, Antihistamines, Barbiturates, Narcotics, Diazepam, Amphetamines, Cocaine
History of allergy to turmeric or other drugs, food and color
Taking anticoagulant drugs (Hyarin, Warfarin, Enoxaparin)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Hot flush. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 4 and 8 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Hot flush checklist.;Anxiety. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 4 and 8 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: State- Trait Anxiety Inventory.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Sexual function. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 4 and 8 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: FSFI= Female Sexual Function Inventory.