Effect of Melissa officinalis L. on palpitations
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- palpitations.Awareness of heart beat
- Registration Number
- IRCT2013012712303N1
- Lead Sponsor
- School of Traditional Pharmacy,Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
palpitations (abnormal awareness of heartbeat) as one of the main presenting complaint; history of palpitation for at least three months; age between 18 and 60 years; informed consent. Exclusion criteria: mental retardation; psychosis and other serious psychological diseases confirmed by a psychologist; organic heart diseases confirmed by a cardiologist; serious chronic diseases; pregnancy; lactation; consumption of beta-blockers; consumption of antidepressants and anxiolytics and sedatives 10 days before the start of the study; declination of participation; irregular use of prescribed drugs; unpredicted side effects.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Frequency of palpitations' episodes. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: asking patients to write it in the form.;Mean intensity of palpitations' episodes. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: asking patients to estimate it by VAS and write down in the form.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Probable mental disorders. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: validated General Health Questionnaire-28.;Drug side effects. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: asking the patients to write their symptoms in the form.