Comparison the effect of aromatherapy and eye masks on the quality of sleep in patients hospitalized in cardiac care unit.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Ischaemic heart diseases.Ischaemic heart diseasesI20, I21,
- Registration Number
- IRCT2013052013403N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research, kashan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 90
Inclusion Criteria
Major inclusion criteria: Consciousness; Age> 18 years; obtaining informed consent; cardiac ejection fraction (EF) greater than 40%; no history of sleep problems; no history of respiratory problems; no history of allergy to flowers smell; admission at least before 24 hours. Major exclusion criteria: Extreme reaction to aroma therapy throughout the study; reluctance to continue study; loss of consciousness or cardiac arrest during the study; need to medical interventions during the sleep; orthopnea and respiratory problems during the study.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of sleep. Timepoint: Two consecutive nights from 10 pm to 6 am. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method