The Effect of Chamomile tea on anxiety and depression in cancer patients treated with chemotherapy
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- cancer patients.Malignant neoplasm, unspecified
- Registration Number
- IRCT2017101422218N3
- Lead Sponsor
- eyshabur University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 110
Inclusion Criteria
Inclussion Criteria: Diagnosis of cancer and chemotherapy ; Age between 18 to 65; Willingness to participate voluntarily in the study; The absence of mood disorder such as depression and anxiety previously known; Do not treat with psychosocial drugs; The condition of the patient be stable and the Oncology physician enters the patient into the study.
Exclusion criteria: having reaction to Chamomile consumption; No tendency to continue the study; Patient death
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Depression and anxiety. Timepoint: two weeks. Method of measurement: beck questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
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