determination of the effect of aromatherapy with the essential oil of citrus aurantium on anxiety, pain, blood pressure, heart rate, nausea & vomitting in patients subject to elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy

The effect of aromatherapy with the essential oil of citrus aurantium on anxiety, pain, blood pressure, heart rate, nausea & vomitting in patients subject to elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20190816044541N1

Enrollment

Registered

2019-09-13

Start date

2019-07-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-10-07

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Conditions

anxiety, pain, blood pressure,heart rate, nausea & vomitting in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Control group:The smell of distilled water. Intervention 2: Intervention group: The smell of essential oil of citrus aurantium.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

15 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: patients age between 15-80 elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Allergy to medicinal herbs Pulmonary allergy Age less than 15 years and more than 80 years

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety score in Spiel Berger questionnaire. Timepoint: Hours before and 30 minutes after surgery. Method of measurement: Spiel Berger questionnaire.;Pain score based on visual analogue scale. Timepoint: Hours before and 30 minutes after surgery. Method of measurement: visual analogue scale.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Reduce pain. Timepoint: 30 minutes after surgery. Method of measurement: visual analogue scale.;Reduce anxiety. Timepoint: 30 minutes after surgery. Method of measurement: Spiel Berger questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public Contactakram o sadat ziaziabari

Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

akram.ziaziabari@kums.ac.ir+98 83 3427 6327

Outcome results

None listed

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