Chinese herbal medicine to reduce occupational stress in nursing: Randomized clinical trial

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Occupational Stress; C24.580

• Registration Number: RBR-7k7w3d
• Lead Sponsor: Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-12-27
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruitment completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Women in the morning or afternoon shift; aged 20 to 50 years; classified by the Vasconcellos Stress Symptom List (LSS) with medium or high stress of 37 to 119 points and sleep fully in the dark. Will be part of the research those who voluntarily want to participate, sign the informed consent and are available for data collection.

Exclusion Criteria

Those with gluten intolerance will be excluded, as one of the components of the GMDZ herbal medicine is wheat. Pregnant women will also be excluded; smokers; taking glucocorticoids in the last three months; HPA-influencing drugs such as beta-blockers, glucocorticoids, antidepressants, and psychoactive drugs; employees with less than one year of work at the institution, with vacations scheduled during the research period; who are on sick leave; make use of anxiolytics and antidepressants; those who use other complementary therapy (acupuncture, herbal medicine, reiki, flower therapy, among others). Those who were already using other allopathic medicines or who were already undergoing psychological therapy will not be excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified