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Comparative study of the effect of aromatherapy with lavender and Benson relaxation technique on anxiety in patients with acute coronary syndrome

Comparative study of the effect of aromatherapy with lavender and Benson relaxation technique on anxiety in patients with acute coronary syndrome

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20160704028781N3
Enrollment
96
Registered
2018-04-28
Start date
2018-05-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-05-21

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Conditions

Acute coronary syndrome. Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group 1:Aromatherapy with lavender:Our point is an aroma of lavender extract in the form of an inhaler, in which people will be asked to smear two drops of 2% lavender sme

Sponsors

Iran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome by a cardiologist 24-48 hours from the time they began to be hospitalized Understanding and speaking in Farsi to provide contact with the patient 18 years of age or older No history of allergies, Eczema and allergy to herbal medicines and essential oils according to the patient's self-report No olfactory defects and respiratory illnesses, such as asthma according to patient's self-report Failure to have known psychiatric or anxiety disorders according to self-report and examination of the patient's file Failure to perform Surgical or therapeutic interventions such as angiography on the day of intervention No hearing problems according to patient's self-report not having muscle paralysis according to patient's self-report non-addiction to drugs and alcohol according to patient's self-report expressing patient from having anxiety

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient's death Any symptoms of allergy, pain, shortness of breath or disorientation during the intervention Transferring the patient from the cardiac care unit to another section

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Anxiety: Anxiety is an unpleasant mental sensation, discomfort and tension. The meaning of anxiety in this study is a score that patients receive from the Spielberger questionnaire. Timepoint: The Spielberger anxiety inventory questionnaire will be completed before and immediately after each intervention by the researcher's assistance and by interviewing the participant samples. Method of measurement: The Spielberger anxiety inventory questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSamaneh Sahraei

Iran University of Medical Sciences

nsahraea@gmail.com+98 21 8888 2886

Outcome results

None listed

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