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The Effect of the inhalation of Lavender Essence and relaxation on the anxiety before elective gynecological surgery

The Effect of the inhalation of Lavender Essence and relaxation on the anxiety before elective gynecological surgery: A controlled randomized clinical trial.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2016030126861N1
Enrollment
160
Registered
2016-09-09
Start date
2015-09-27
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. Anxiety NOS

Interventions

Intervention 1: intervention group1: Before surgery operating room in the reception area, A drop of lavender oil on a cotton ball will be thrown and the patient is asked to inhale it. Intervention 2:
Treatment - Drugs
Prevention
intervention group1: Before surgery operating room in the reception area, A drop of lavender oil on a cotton ball will be thrown and the patient is asked to inhale it
intervention group2: Before surgery operating room in the reception area,for two minutes the patient is asked to be in a situation that does not feel right (seated or supine) and after a few deep brea
intervention group1the patient will inhale a drop of lavender essential oil Before surgery operating room in the reception area,for two minutes the patient is asked to be in a situation that does not
Control group: In this group there is no intervention.Routine care done before surgery

Sponsors

Student Research Committee, Vice Chancellor for research and technology of Kurdistan University of M
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria included; elective gynecologic surgical candidates; volunteered to participate in the study; lack of underlying psychological disorders; hemodynamic stabl (blood pressure, pulse, oxygen, respiration and body temperature and pain), non-use of psychotropic medication. Exclusion criteria included Patient’s withdrawal from the research, and unpredicted events before surgery such as unstable hemodynamic status, cardiac arrest and death of patient.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Anxiety. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: The anxiety for at least two hours before surgery will be studied. Five minutes after intervention anxiety level will be studied in four groupsby by BAI questionnaire.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Hemodynamic status. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Control pulse by touching, listening to the heartbeat, blood pressure control with manometer and pulse oximetry SPO2.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactJamal Seidi

Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences

jamal.seidi@yahoo.ccomjamal.seidi@muk.ac.ir+98 87 3182 7464

Outcome results

None listed

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