Effect of smelling of lavender essential oil on anxiety and pain during insertion of intrauterine device

Effect of lavender essential oil on anxiety and pain during insertion of intrauterine device

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201209266206N4

Enrollment

135

Registered

2012-11-04

Start date

2008-07-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

IUD insertion. Insertion of (intrauterine) contraceptive device

Interventions

Intervention 1: The women's will give a box containing a cotton ball soak with three drops of sesame oil. The womens will aske to inhale the box from 7 to 10 centimeter from nose.The apparent and acut

Placebo

Treatment - Drugs

The women's will give a box containing a cotton ball soak with three drops of sesame oil. The womens will aske to inhale the box from 7 to 10 centimeter from nose.The apparent and acute anxiety deter

control groups will receive routine care.

The women's give a box containing a cotton ball soak with three drops of lavender essential oil . The women ask to inhale the box from 7 to 10 centimeter from nose. The apparent and acute anxiety w

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

17 Years to 47 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: there is no psychology disease; anxiety; influanza and no smoking. Exclusion criteria: sensitivity or allergy to perfume and essential oil.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Spielberger questionnaire.;Pain. Timepoint: After intervention and after IUD insertion. Method of measurement: Visual analoug scale of jhonson.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactParvin Rahnama

Shahed University

prahnama@shahed.ac.ir+98 21 6641 8587

Outcome results

None listed

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