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The effect of lavender aromatherapy on pain of pentavalent vaccination

The effect of lavender aromatherapy on pentavallan vaccination

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2016072310327N14
Enrollment
80
Registered
2016-08-03
Start date
2016-06-09
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

Pain due to vaccination. Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: inhalation aromatherapy by 1% lavender oilwill be used, 3-4 drops in a 4 by 4 gauze pad from one minute before vaccination. this pad will be place next to infant's
Prevention
Placebo
Intervention group: inhalation aromatherapy by 1% lavender oilwill be used, 3-4 drops in a 4 by 4 gauze pad from one minute before vaccination. this pad will be place next to infant's head.
Control group: 3-4 drops of sweet almond as placebo will be used in this group.

Sponsors

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
2 Months to 4 Months

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: parent’s willingness to participate their infants; infants with term birth (37-42 weeks); healthy infants; infants without any congenital anomaly. exclusion criteria: Intolerance of inhalation of lavender oil or control substance during the study and infants with persistent crying before intervention

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain. Timepoint: Before, 15 seconds and 5 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Infants pain assessment scale.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFarideh Vaziri

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

roose82003@yahoo.com; vazirif@ sums.ac.ir+98 71136474254

Outcome results

None listed

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