Comparison of effects of Black cohosh and Evening Primrose oil on Menopausal Hot Flashes
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- hot flashes and vasomotor symptoms related to menopause.Menopausal and female climacteric states
- Registration Number
- IRCT2016041827452N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Hamedan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
Women who have not experienced menstruation in last 12 months; Having normal blood pressure(with or without drugs); No use of anti depressants and anxiolytics during last month; No use of estrogens and progesterones in last 6 months; No use of anticoagulants; Not suffering from asthma and allergy.
Exclusion criteria: Patients with severe cardiovascular; Metabolic; Thromboembolic; Endocrine; Thyroid or malignant diseases; Uncontrolled Hypertension; Using hormone or medications interfering with vasomotor symptoms in 4 weeks prior to the study; Improper use of herbal drugs;Allergy to drugs; Changing of living place
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method umber and intensity of hot flashes. Timepoint: baseline, end of 1st,4th and 8th week. Method of measurement: four-point scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of life. Timepoint: baseline, end of weeks 1,4 and 8. Method of measurement: MENQOL ( the Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire ).