The effect of lavender on dialysis patients
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- hemodialysis patients.
- Registration Number
- IRCT20210523051370N5
- Lead Sponsor
- Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
Age 18 years and older
Willingness to participate in the study
Undergoing dialysis three times a week
Ability to communicate
Absence of mental disorders
No experience of any stressful event in the last 6 months (such as the death of a close relative)
Not using sedatives
No history of hospitalization due to psychological problems
No history of drug and alcohol addiction
Dialysis treatment for a minimum of 6 months
Exclusion Criteria
Kidney transplant candidates
Pregnancy or decision to become pregnant
Breastfeeding
History of allergies to essential oils and perfumes
Acute respiratory disease
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Anxiety and depression. Timepoint: Before the intervention and the end of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth weeks. Method of measurement: The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.;Fatigue. Timepoint: Before the intervention and the end of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth weeks. Method of measurement: Fatigue Severity Scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Wellbeing. Timepoint: Before the intervention and the end of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth weeks. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale.