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Effect of aromatherapy on fatigue, anxiety and depression in hemodialysis patients

Phase 2
Conditions
Hemodialysis.
Chronic kidney disease, stage 5
Registration Number
IRCT201610244736N17
Lead Sponsor
Vice Cancellor for Research, Kermanshah University of Medical Science
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
90
Inclusion Criteria

willingness for participating in the research; doing hemodialysis three times a week; doing hemodialysis for at least 6 month; age between 18-65 year; being conscious; having verbal contact; having no allergy to essential oils of Lavender and Orange; having healthy sense of smell.
Exclusion criteria: the patient's unwillingness to continue cooperation; become critically ill during the study; and receiving narcotic and oxygen during aromatherapy.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Fatigue. Timepoint: at the beginnig of the study and fourteenth day. Method of measurement: fatigue severity scale.;Depression. Timepoint: at the beginnig of the study and fourteenth day. Method of measurement: DASS-21 questionaire.;Anxiety. Timepoint: at the beginnig of the study and fourteenth day. Method of measurement: DASS-21 questionaire.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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