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Study aim:
Determining the effect of aromatherapy with lavender extract on fatigue and work memory in women with multiple sclerosis referred to the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Rafsanjan in 2018
Design:
Clinical trial with a control group, single-blind، Simple randomization by random-number table and random assignment by minimization method ،With a sample size of 60 patients، with parallel groups
Settings and conduct:
This study is done on the fatigue and working memory of women with multiple sclerosis referred to hospital of Rafsanjan University of Medical Science.
Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria:
desire to participate in the study;
age range is between 20-40 years;
Education: diploma or more;
MS history for at least 1 year;
No history of using the aromatherapy program during the past 6 months;
No prohibition for aromatherapy ;
No chronic illness (except for MS);
No allergy, migraines, asthma and other respiratory diseases;
Have a healthy sense of smelling
Intervention groups:
In the intervention group, in addition to routine therapies, aromatherapy with lavender essential oil is used by patients. Patients use 2 drops of 100% lavender essential oil (Barij essence, Kashan), using a droplet on a cotton ball then keep it at a distance of 5 cm and inhale for 10 minutes and do this for 14 days and mark the check list. In the control group, distilled water is used as placebo.
Main outcome variables:
fatigue and working memory