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Study aim
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The effect of sage on serum lipids and quality of life in postmenopausal women
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Design
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Clinical trial with control group, with parallel groups, double-blind, randomized by permutation method
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Settings and conduct
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The researcher-made demographic information questionnaire and the quality of life questionnaire of postmenopausal women are completed by the researcher. The samples are controlled for serum lipids, including cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL and HDL. They are then intervened with medication or placebo for 8 weeks. The intervention is in the form of oral tablets of 100 mg of sage extract or placebo three times a day. At the end of 8 weeks, the questionnaire of quality of life of postmenopausal women is completed again by the researcher and the tests are repeated, and the results are compared and statistically analyzed. Will be located.The study site is health centers in Shiraz.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria:Menopausal women between the ages of 45-60, without any serious physical or mental illness, without any use of hormonal drugs, with body mass index less than 29, no smoking, no allergies. Exclusion criteria: use of hormonal drugs, beta-blocker, thiazide, allergy, use of any drug that affects menopause, blood lipid level more than 300mg
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Intervention groups
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After obtaining informed consent and providing the necessary explanations, 100 mg oral sage extract tablets were prescribed daily for the intervention group and placebo for the control group.
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Main outcome variables
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Quality of life, serum lipids