Comparison of the effect of aromatherapy with essential oils of lavender and Citrus aurantium on anxiety.

Compare the efficacy of aromatherapy with essential oils of lavender and Citrus aurantium on anxiety before laparoscopic surgery In two intervention group and a control group.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2017031433083N1

Enrollment

Registered

2017-06-26

Start date

2017-04-04

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Anxiety. Mixed anxiety and depressive disorder

Interventions

Intervention 1: In the intervention group 1: 2 drops of Lavandula oil 100% will Poured on the cloth and would be inhaled in 20 minutes by the patient. Intervention 2: In the intervention group 2: 2 d

Treatment - Other

Placebo

In the intervention group 1: 2 drops of Lavandula oil 100% will Poured on the cloth and would be inhaled in 20 minutes by the patient.

In the intervention group 2: 2 drops of Citrus aurantium oil 100% will Poured on the cloth and would be inhaled in 20 minutes by the patient.

In the control group: 2 drops of sweet almond oil will Poured on the cloth and would be inhaled in 20 minutes by the patient.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

40 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Admittance and exit standards Study entrance standards: male and female 40 years and older patients; patients who are getting (Cholecystectomy) surgery with Laparoscopy method; patients must be conscious; they have not taken sedatives; not used anti-anxiety drugs and herbal medicines; non addicted to drugs (according to the patients’ saying); non-working patient in therapeutic and hygienic jobs; not having any vision, hearing, and olfaction problems according to the patients’ saying; not having severe difficulties; getting a score higher than 20 (light anxiety) after answering to Spill Berger questionnaire; patients having light or normal anxiety; able to think and speak in Persian Language. Study exit standards: severe pain while completing questionnaire; willing to exit in any level of intervention; patients with having severe anxiety; patients who are getting emergency surgery of Cholecystectomy.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety. Timepoint: Before the intervention and after the intervention in the preoperative. Method of measurement: Questionnaire Spillberger.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAbed Ebrahimi

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

abed.or90@gmail.com+98 77 3542 5316

Outcome results

None listed

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