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The effect of aromatherapy with Citrus aurantium essential oil and foot reflexology on relieve cancer pain

The effect of aromatherapy with Citrus aurantium essential oil and foot reflexology on relieve pain in patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy in hospital

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20210412050939N1
Enrollment
160
Registered
2021-06-01
Start date
2021-04-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-06-21

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Conditions

Cancer. Personal history of antineoplastic chemotherapy

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: In the first experimental group, aromatherapy with spring orange in such a way that with a dropper of three drops of 10% essential oil of spring orange, Barich esse

Sponsors

Zanjan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Be at least 18 years old The person is able to understand Persian and speak Persian and is willing to participate in the study Have a pain score of at least 3 based on the VAS scale before the intervention Platelets above 50,000 in Reflexology groups Positive olfactory test in aromatherapy groups Negative sensitivity testing in aromatherapy groups

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Lack of knowledge of time, place and person Lack of full consciousness Existence of known mental disorders Having Deep vein thrombosis Having coagulation disorders Acute skin problems and infections and skin lesions Existence of open wounds in the legs Existence of recent burns Existence of fractures Extensive bruises on the legs

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain score on the VAS scale. Timepoint: Measure the pain score before and one hour after the intervention. Method of measurement: VAS scale.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMasoomeh Mortagha Ghasemi

Zanjan University of Medical Sciences

mmortaghyghasemy@yahoo.com+98 24 3314 8263

Outcome results

None listed

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