The effects of aroma Citrus aurantium L. on sleep quality in heart patients
- Conditions
- Heart Disease.Ischemic Heart Disease120-121-12
- Registration Number
- IRCT2013121415789N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Hospitalized patients with the Clinical diagnosis of heart disease in intensive coronary care unit.
Having a strong natural tendency for cooperation in doing some medical research and signing the Informed Consent form for research.
Stable vital signs ((blood pressure, pulse, respiration, temperature)
Patients aged over 18 and under 65.
Patients with no medical histories of mental illness having led to a long period hospitalization and the consumption of psychiatric drugs.
No use of herbal medicines in the past two weeks.
Having no allergic histories to medicines and all herbs (Herbal Medicines or Herbal remedies)
No allergy symptoms were caused about all the medicines they had taken in the allergy tests.
Positive indicators of Epworth Questionnaire (score>5)
To have taken Berlin questionnaire for sleep apnea” to be positive.
Vital sign instability which leads to a change in drug instructions.
Dosage change and the sedative drugs deletion, if desired.
The transference of patients from the Cardiac Care Unit to the other wards.
To be discharged from the hospital –doctor’s orders or against medical advice.
To display no tendencies to cooperate on the research any longer.
Allergy symptoms are to be caused.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Sleep Quality. Timepoint: 2 hours preintervention - 3 days post intervention. Method of measurement: St Marry's Hospital Sleep Questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Sensitivity to Citrus Aurantium L. essence. Timepoint: 2 hours preintervention- every 3 hours during intervention and 2 hours post intervention. Method of measurement: Clinical signs and symptoms.