The effect of astragalus root extract on chronic fatigue syndrome in nurses

Phase 3

Conditions: Chronic fatigue syndrome.
Postviral fatigue syndrome
G93.3

Registration Number: IRCT20100124003146N11

Lead Sponsor: Kashan University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 64

Inclusion Criteria

Have criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome.
20 to 50 years old.
A nurse working in a hospital.
Willingness to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

Unwillingness to continue participating in the study
Not taking medicine for 4 consecutive days
Lack of access to samples
receiving anticoagulants (warfarin-aspirin-coumadin )
Blood pressure drop (systole less than 100 and diastole less than 60) during study continuously or intermittently during the day

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Chronic fatigue syndrome. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention), the end of the intervention, one month after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: DePaul Symptom Questionnaire - Short Form (DSQ-SF).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Anxiety. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention), the end of the intervention, one month after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Beck Anxiety Inventory.;Sleep quality. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention), the end of the intervention, one month after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.