The effect of Matricaria Chamomile extract on sleep quality in older adults

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Conditions: The effect of Matricaria Chamomile extract on sleep quality in older adults.
G99.8* Other specified disorders of nervous system in diseases classified elsewhere
G00-G99

Registration Number: IRCT201609023618N5

Lead Sponsor: niversity of Medical Science Kashan

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Age of 60 years and over; Obtaining a score of 5 or greater of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; Lack of a known mental illness; Lack of known allergies; Lack of continuous or sporadic use of Matricaria Chamomila or its products (as expressed by the patient); Being fully consciousness and ability to answer questions and give informed consent; Willingness to participate in the study and signing the informed consent; Not taking anticoagulant drugs (Heparin, Warfarin, Aspirin, Plavix); Lack of substance dependence and addiction (to drugs, alcohol, sedatives, antidepressants, hypnotics); Lack of known liver and kidney diseases or asthma, cancer, insulin-dependent diabetes, lupus, heart failure (based on the subjects’ health records).
Exclusion criteria: Intolerance or reactions to Chamomile while studying; Chamomile withdrawal before the end of the intervention (at least for 3 days); A patient’s decision to withdraw from the study; Death; Hospitalization; Transfer to other centers.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sleep quality. Timepoint: Pre the intervention, two weeks after the intervention, four weeks after the intervention, six weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: The score resulted from the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.

Secondary Outcome Measures