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The Effect of Citrus Aurantium Aroma on the Sleep Quality in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
What moved
1 findingHow to read these marks →“The mean±SD of PSQI scores in the group who received Citrus aurantium were significantly lower than those of the control group at the end of the trial (5.75±1.33 vs. 13.0±1.59, respectively) (P<0.001).”
- Study
- RCT
- Duration
- 4 weeks
- Dose studied
- 2 drops of 10% essential oil on the forearm skin, inhaled for 5 minutes at 30 cm from the nose, twice a day, 4 consecutive days per week for 4 weeks
- Population
- Postmenopausal women aged 45-60 years in Ahvaz, Iran, with sleep disturbance (PSQI 5 or above); comparator was almond oil applied and inhaled in the same manner; end of 4-week trial
Study record
- Design
- randomised controlled trial
- Species
- human
- Population
- postmenopausal women with sleep disturbances, two health centers in Ahvaz, Iran
- Participants
- 80
- Comparator
- placebo
- Duration
- 28 days
- Endpoints measured
- 19