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The effect of aroma therapy versus placebo on the pain and anxiety due to sternotomy in patients after open heart surgery

The effect of aroma therapy versus placebo on the pain and anxiety due to sternotomy in patients after open heart surgery: a double blinded randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT201203299014N9
Enrollment
60
Registered
2012-07-02
Start date
2012-07-22
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

Chest pain post sternotomy after open heart surgery. Postprocedural disorders of circulatory system, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Pouring two drops of 2% lavender oil produced by Barij Esans Company into the oxygen mask and patients began inhale through the mask for 20 minutes in the second and third days after s
Treatment - Drugs
Pouring two drops of 2% lavender oil produced by Barij Esans Company into the oxygen mask and patients began inhale through the mask for 20 minutes in the second and third days after surgery.
Pouring two drops of distilled water into the oxygen mask and patients began inhale through the mask for 20 minutes in the second and third days after surgery.

Sponsors

Vice Chancellor for Research and Technology, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The patients underwent open heart surgery with GCS equal to 15 will be enrolled into the study. The patients with any one of the following characteristics will be excluded from the study; (a) having pulmonary problems; (b) narcotic and alcohol addiction or drug abuse; (c) scent impairment; (d) history of convulsion; (e) using anti-anxiety drugs; (f) intubation for more than 24 hours.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Relief of pain due to sternotomy post open heart surgery. Timepoint: 24 hours. Method of measurement: Ruler scaled from zero to ten.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr Jalal Poorolajal

Research Center for Health Sciences, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics

poorolajal@umsha.ac.ir+98 81 1838 0090

Outcome results

None listed

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