Effect of aromatherapy and breathing relaxation on anxiety and vital signs

Comparing the effect of aromatherapy with lavender essential oil and respiratory relaxation on vital signs and anxiety before electroconvulsive therapy in patients with depression

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20190518043618N1

Enrollment

Registered

2019-05-21

Start date

2019-07-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-08-26

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Conditions

Anxiety.

Interventions

Intervention 1: First intervention group, aromatherapy: A 5×5 pad dipped in two drops of lavender oil will be attached to the patient's cloth. The patient breathes it for 3 to 5 minutes. Intervention

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The patient's caretaker must voluntarily sign an informed consent form for participation in the study. The patient should have a known diagnosis of depression. The patient should score higher than 7 from the Beck Anxiety Inventory. The patient should be referred for the first session of electroconvulsive therapy. The patient should have the ability to speak and understand Persian language.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Having any physical illness that leads to cognitive impairment. Having a history of known anxiety disease Use of anxiolytic drugs 24 hours before the intervention Having a history of drug abuse

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The number of patients whose anxiety scores are higher than 7 measured by Beck's anxiety inventory. Timepoint: Anxiety is measured before intervention and then 30 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Beck Anxiety Inventory.;Respiratory rate. Timepoint: Before intervention and then 30 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Counting the patient's respiratory rate for 1 minutes.;Blood pressure. Timepoint: Before intervention and then 30 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: A mercury sphygmomanometer.;Heart rate. Timepoint: Before intervention and then 30 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Reading HR from pulse oximetry attached to patient's finger.;Arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2 %). Timepoint: Before intervention and then 30 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Reading SiO2 from pulse oximetry device attached to patient's finger.	—

Measure

Time frame

The number of patients whose anxiety scores are higher than 7 measured by Beck's anxiety inventory. Timepoint: Anxiety is measured before intervention and then 30 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Beck Anxiety Inventory.;Respiratory rate. Timepoint: Before intervention and then 30 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Counting the patient's respiratory rate for 1 minutes.;Blood pressure. Timepoint: Before intervention and then 30 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: A mercury sphygmomanometer.;Heart rate. Timepoint: Before intervention and then 30 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Reading HR from pulse oximetry attached to patient's finger.;Arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2 %). Timepoint: Before intervention and then 30 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Reading SiO2 from pulse oximetry device attached to patient's finger.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactZahra Emami Moghaddam

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

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

Outcome results

None listed

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