Effect of inhalation aromatherapy with Japanese essential oil during bedtime on worker's subjective sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, and fatigue

Phase 1

Recruiting

• Conditions: Improvement of sleep quality; the quality of sleep; D000089943

• Registration Number: JPRN-jRCT1050230170
• Lead Sponsor: Shinohara Yasushi

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-01-26
• Last Update Posted: 23 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy individuals aged 30 to 65 who work full-time during the daytime on weekdays.

Exclusion Criteria

Individuals who have subjective symptoms or treatments such as Narcolepsy, idiopathic hypersomnia, Kleine Levin Syndrome, circadian rhythm sleep disorder, sleep apnea syndrome, restless legs syndrome, periodic limb movement disorder, somnambulism, sleep terrors, REM sleep behavior disorder, mental illness, other sleep-disturbing symptoms, olfactory disorders and plant allergies.
Those who take sleeping pills and/or prescription drugs that cannot be used with aromatherapy.
Those who are pregnant or breastfeeding. Those who may be pregnant.
Those who have been aware of mental and/or physical abnormalities due to aromatherapy.
Those who dislike the scent of kuromoji (Lindera umbellata) essential oil.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The measurements are subjective feeling of sleep, daytime sleepiness, and fatigue.<br>Questionnaires such as OSA sleep inventory MA version, Japanese version of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, and Jikaku-sho shirabe that is a questionnaire to assess fatigue are used.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The following questions are asked to understand the attributes of the research subjects and gather information on their aromatic bath habits and impressions on the scent of kuromoji (Lindera umbellata) essential oil.<br>Before intervention<br>Age, sex, past medical history, the presence of taking sleep medicine, the type of medicine, the presence of pregnancy and/or breastfeeding, the presence of experience and/or habits of aromatherapy, the presence of experience of mental and/or physical abnormalities due to aromatherapy, sleep duration on weekdays, subjective sleep quality, and any additional comments or concerns.<br>After intervention<br>Participant's impressions of the scent of kuromoji (Lindera umbellata) essential oil and any additional comments or concerns.