Effect of Auriculotherapy and Aromatherapy on Anxiety in Children

Effect of Auriculotherapy and Aromatherapy with damask rose essential oil on Preoperative Anxiety in Children

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20170624034737N1

Enrollment

Registered

2019-02-05

Start date

2018-10-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-02-25

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Conditions

Pre oprative Anxiety in Children. Separation anxiety disorder of childhood

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Acupressure group: in the operation day, seeds are installed for 30 minutes in the Shen Men point, relaxation, trunkolizer and endocrine in the non-dominant ear to

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

6 Years to 12 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children aged 12-6 years undergo minor surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of allergy and respiratory disease in the aroma group History of skin allergy in the auriculothrapy group

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Child anxiety. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention, before transfer to surgery room. Method of measurement: Modifed Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAzam Zarei

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

zareia3@mums.ac.ir+98 51 3859 1511

Outcome results

None listed

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