Role of aromatherapy on heart rate changes in depression patients
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: F330- Major depressive disorder, recurrent, mild
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/10/028213
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Saveetha Rajesh
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
In the OPD of Saveetha Medical College , the patients who are diagnosed with depressive disorder will be included.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with an organic depressive disorder, substance dependence, history of any other psychiatric illness and any cardiac abnormality will be excluded from the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Blood pressure and heart rate <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Aroma therapy exposure with measurement points: baseline (T1), immediately after aromatherapy (T2), after 10 min (T3), and after 30 min of recovery period (T4).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Short term HRV estimationTimepoint: Aroma therapy exposure with measurement points: baseline (T1), immediately after aromatherapy (T2), after 10 min (T3), and after 30 min of recovery period (T4).