The effect of lavender oil aromatherapy on infantile colic

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2016072410327N15

Enrollment

Registered

2016-09-01

Start date

2016-05-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Colic in infants. Other and unspecified abdominal pain

Interventions

Intervention 1: intervention group: Lavender aromatherapy twice a day for 6 days. Intervention 2: control group: Sweet almond aromatherapy as placebo.

Treatment - Other

Placebo

intervention group: Lavender aromatherapy twice a day for 6 days

control group: Sweet almond aromatherapy as placebo

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

1 Months to 3 Months

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: parent’s willingness to participate their infants; physician diagnosis for infantile colic; without any medical problem; aged 4-8 weeks, and no chemical drug consumption for colic. exclusion criteria: Intolerance of aromathrapy oil during the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Crying duration. Timepoint: before intervention and days1, 2,3,4,5, and 6 after intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFarideh Vaziri

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

roose82003@yahoo.com, vazirif@sums.ac.ir+98 71136281497

Outcome results

None listed

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