Validation of the effect of shell ginger essential oil on menopausal depressive symptoms

UMIN ID: UMIN000054112

Registered date:11/04/2024

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Complete: follow-up complete
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Menopausal or post-menopausal depression
• Date of first enrollment: 2023/08/03
• Target sample size: 60
• Countries of recruitment: Japan
• Study type: Interventional

Intervention(s)

Shima shell ginger essential oil
Tyrin shell ginger essential oil
Shikwasa essential oil

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (QIDS) and Plasma Serotonin Levels

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: 35years-old
• Age maximum: 70years-old
• Gender: Female
• Exclude criteria: (1) Subjects who are undergoing treatment for depression or who are taking its supplements (2) Within 6 months after completion of treatment for depression (3) Those who are carrying out aromatherapy (4) Those who have difficulty communicating (5) Those who don't like the scent of Shima shell ginger, Tyrin Shima shell ginger, and shikuwasa essential oil (6) Others that the attending physician deems inappropriate for registration in this study

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Okinawa Prefecture
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: Okinawa Prefecture