Effect of lemon essential oil on the severity of nausea and vomiting

Effect of lemon essential oil on the severity of nausea and vomiting during caesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20160825029520N7

Enrollment

143

Registered

2024-12-01

Start date

2024-11-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-01-08

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Conditions

Nausea and vomiting. Nausea and vomiting

Interventions

Intervention 1: In the intervention group, 15 minutes before surgery, three drops of lemon essence (Barij Kashan) are placed on a 10×10 sterile gauze using a dropper, attached to the patient’s collar,

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age: 18-45 years old Elective surgery Not history of severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy Complete NPO time Not taking anti-nausea medication before surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of allergy to lemon History of gastrointestinal diseases Need for general anesthesia Need for reoperation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Severity of Nausea and Vomiting. Timepoint: 15 minutes before surgery/ after spinal/ before surgery/ after the umbilical cord clamp/ after surgery/ entering the recovery. Method of measurement: Bellville Nausea and Vomiting scoring scale.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Blood pressure. Timepoint: 15 minutes before surgery/ after spinal/ before surgery/ after the umbilical cord clamp/ after surgery/ entering the recovery. Method of measurement: Anesthesia monitoring.;Heart rate. Timepoint: 15 minutes before surgery/ after spinal/ before surgery/ after the umbilical cord clamp/ after surgery/ entering the recovery. Method of measurement: Anesthesia monitoring.;Saturation of peripheral oxygen. Timepoint: 15 minutes before surgery/ after spinal/ before surgery/ after the umbilical cord clamp/ after surgery/ entering the recovery. Method of measurement: Anesthesia monitoring.	—

Measure

Time frame

Blood pressure. Timepoint: 15 minutes before surgery/ after spinal/ before surgery/ after the umbilical cord clamp/ after surgery/ entering the recovery. Method of measurement: Anesthesia monitoring.;Heart rate. Timepoint: 15 minutes before surgery/ after spinal/ before surgery/ after the umbilical cord clamp/ after surgery/ entering the recovery. Method of measurement: Anesthesia monitoring.;Saturation of peripheral oxygen. Timepoint: 15 minutes before surgery/ after spinal/ before surgery/ after the umbilical cord clamp/ after surgery/ entering the recovery. Method of measurement: Anesthesia monitoring.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactKiana Babaei

Neyshabour University of Medical Sciences

kianaanesthetist@gmail.com+98 51 4262 7505

Outcome results

None listed

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