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The effect of Citrus aurantium essential oil on sleep quality during pregnancy

Phase 3
Recruiting
Conditions
Sleep disorders in pregnant women.
Sleep disorder, unspecified
G47.9
Registration Number
IRCT20200512047414N1
Lead Sponsor
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
70
Inclusion Criteria

Have informed consent to participate in the study.
Be at least literate.
Have Iranian nationality.
Be a resident of Jiroft.
From the DASS-21 questionnaire, get a depression score of less than 21, an anxiety score of less than 15, and a stress score of less than 26.
Having a gestational age of 34-28 weeks.
Have a singleton pregnancy.
Get a score of 5 or higher on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire (PSQI).
Not having a cold.
Not having allergic to spring orange essential oil or sweet almond oil.
Not having a disorder in sense of smell.
Not being allergic to plant odors, herbal essential oils, perfumes and colognes.
Not having a known sleep disorder before pregnancy.
Do not experienced tragic events in the last six months.
Not using tobacco, alcohol and drugs.
Have a known history of mental illness.

Exclusion Criteria

Do not want to continue the study.
Use other techniques for sleep disorders during the study.
Experience severe stress during the study.
Getting feverish infectious diseases during the study.
Being hospitalized during the study.
Getting cold or a disorder in sense of smell.
Showing allergic to spring orange essential oil or sweet almond oil.
Not using spring orange essential oil or sweet almond oil for 2 days or using only once a day for three days.

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The overall score of sleep disorder. Timepoint: Measurement of sleep quality score at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and one month after the start of spring orange essential oil consumption . Method of measurement: Petersburg Sleep Quality Questionnaire.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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