Comparison of the effect of aromatherapy with roses and music therapy versus control group on anxiety level of patients who are candidate for elective general surgery

Comparison of the effect of aromatherapy with roses and music therapy versus control group on anxiety level of patients who are candidate for elective general surgery: a randomized clinical trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201706089014N169

Enrollment

132

Registered

2017-06-09

Start date

2017-06-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Anxiety. Anxiety disorder, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: Routine care plus playing instrumental music through headphone for 20 min. Intervention 2: Intervention group 2: Routine care plus aromatherapy with roses for 10

Treatment - Drugs

Intervention group 1: Routine care plus playing instrumental music through headphone for 20 min.

Intervention group 2: Routine care plus aromatherapy with roses for 10 min.

Control group: Just routine care.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 54 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Age of 18 to 54 years; candidate for elective general surgery; mental, verbal, visual, hearing and olfactory ability Exclusion criteria: Anxiety score more than 8 based on Beck anxiety test; cancer; receiving psychotropic, opioid, analgesic and sedative drugs; having pain before surgery, a history of allergy, asthma or allergic rhinitis

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Assessing the anxiety level. Timepoint: before and 30 min after intervention. Method of measurement: using standard Beck anxiety questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactHashem Rahmati

School of Nursing and Midwifery

H-Ramati1076@yahoo.com+98 71 3230 5410

Outcome results

None listed

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