Investigation of the effect of aromatherapy with lavender essential oil on the amount of odor, quality of sexual life and ostomy adjustment in patients with permanent colostomy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20151107024919N19

Enrollment

Registered

2024-06-05

Start date

2024-07-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-06-24

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Conditions

Colostomy. Colostomy status

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: In addition to routine treatment, 3 puffs (equivalent to 0.5 cc) of lavender essential oil will be sprayed into the bag at least three times a day, each time the co

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: At least 3 months have passed since colostomy insertion Persons with over 18 years of age Persons with Permanent colostomy Living in Kerman city Complaining about the unpleasant smell of the ostomy bag Changing or washing the colostomy bag at least once a day Having a sexual partner

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Using any product other than lavender essential oil in the ostomy bag Staying in a city other than Kerman having late ostomy complications such as prolapse, parastomal hernia, stricture, obstruction, damage to the skin around the stoma, fistula, and metabolic complications Patients with mental disorders Treated with chemotherapy and radiation therapy Allergy to lavender essential oil Reluctance to cooperate

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The Amount of Odor. Timepoint: It will be measured before the intervention, immediately after the intervention (at the end of the fourth week). Method of measurement: General Labeled Magnitude Scale (GLMS).;Quality of Sexual Life. Timepoint: It will be measured before the intervention, immediately after the intervention (at the end of the fourth week). Method of measurement: Sectuality Quality of Life-Female (SQOL-F), Sextuality Quality of Life-Male (SQOL-M ).;Colostomy Adjustment. Timepoint: It will be measured before the intervention, immediately after the intervention (at the end of the fourth week). Method of measurement: Ostomy Adjustment Inventory-23 (OAI-23).	—

Measure

Time frame

The Amount of Odor. Timepoint: It will be measured before the intervention, immediately after the intervention (at the end of the fourth week). Method of measurement: General Labeled Magnitude Scale (GLMS).;Quality of Sexual Life. Timepoint: It will be measured before the intervention, immediately after the intervention (at the end of the fourth week). Method of measurement: Sectuality Quality of Life-Female (SQOL-F), Sextuality Quality of Life-Male (SQOL-M ).;Colostomy Adjustment. Timepoint: It will be measured before the intervention, immediately after the intervention (at the end of the fourth week). Method of measurement: Ostomy Adjustment Inventory-23 (OAI-23).

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactBatool Tirgari

Kerman University of Medical Sciences

b_tirgari@kmu.ac.ir+98 34 3132 5207

Outcome results

None listed

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