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Comparison the effect of Massage Aromatherapy and Inhalation Aromatherapy on the level of anxiety in preoperative patients

Comparison the effect of Massage Aromatherapy and Inhalation Aromatherapy on the level of anxiety in preoperative patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT201107227090N1
Enrollment
144
Registered
2011-08-21
Start date
2008-05-27
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

anxiety. Generalized anxiety disorder

Interventions

Intervention 1: 20 minute inhalation of handkerchief with 2 drop lavandula in Inhalation Aromatherapy group. Intervention 2: In group of massage with almond oil, after washing and drying hands, the pa
Placebo
20 minute inhalation of handkerchief with 2 drop lavandula in Inhalation Aromatherapy group.
In group of massage with almond oil, after washing and drying hands, the patients back has been massaged by the 15cc of almond oil from the last cervical vertebral to the lumbar and from the left to r
In massage aromatherapy group after washing and dryintg hands the patients back has been massaged by the 15cc of almond oil from the last cervical vertebral to the lumbar and from the left to right p
20 minute inhalation handkerchief with 2 drop water in placebo group .

Sponsors

Ahwaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 57 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: over 18 years old; getting more the 20 score from Spilburger questionnaire; hospitalizing at the night before surgery; ability to talk and understanding Persian language. Exclusion criteria: sever acute pain at the time of filling out the questioner; taking benzodiazepine; anti coagulants; analgesics opioids; history of exema and allergy to plants, migraine; chronic headache; inflammation; wound or burn in back skin; bleeding disease; acute mental illness according to physician diagnose and olfactory disorder.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Anxiety. Timepoint: before & after intervention. Method of measurement: Spillberger questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMonireh Babashahi

Islamic Azad University of najafabad

babashahi_m@yahoo.com ; babashahi_m@pnu.iaun.ac.ir+98 913 107 5944

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026