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Primary study
Registry of Trials»Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials
Year
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2010
INTERVENTION: Intervention 1: Massage with 10cc geranium 2% in almond oil, using Effleurage Method on Back, Shoulder and Abdomen, 30 minutes a week, for 8 weeks. Intervention 2: Massage with 10cc almond oil alone, using Effleurage Method on Back, Shoulder and Abdomen, 30 minutes a week, for 8 weeks. Intervention 3: No intervention. Massage with 10cc almond oil alone, using Effleurage Method on Back, Shoulder and Abdomen, 30 minutes a week, for 8 weeks Massage with 10cc geranium 2% in almond oil, using Effleurage Method on Back, Shoulder and Abdomen, 30 minutes a week, for 8 weeks No intervention Placebo Treatment ‐ Other CONDITION: Depression. ; Depressive Disorder Depressive Disorder PRIMARY OUTCOME: Severity of depression. Timepoint: Baseline, after the treatment, one month after the completion of treatrment. Method of measurement: Beck questionnairre. INCLUSION CRITERIA: INCLUSION CRITERIA: age equal or more than 50 years old, more than a year passed since the last menstrual period, Beck score equal or more than 14, Exclusion criteria: having any olfactory disorder, history of cancer and any other chronic diseases, any history of allergy, presence of respiratory disease, cigarette smoking, presence of ulcer, redness, edema, or indurations on the skin, any contraindication for massage, absence in therapeutic sessions more than 2 times, receiving any other effective medicine during the trial
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First added on: Aug 22, 2024