anxiety. Generalized anxiety disorder
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: First intervention group: Aromatherapy with basil essential oil, basil essential oil (100% pure and organic) from the brand Giyah Kala (Khorasan Razavi, Iran), 5 drops of diluted basil
Sponsors
Yazd University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients' willingness and informed consent to participate in a clinical study Restorative dental treatment that requires local anesthetic injection in the maxillary premolar and molar areas No history of allergy to basil and frankincense No proven problems with the sense of smell Having complete physical and mental health
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patient withdrawal from further participation in the study If a participant unexpectedly develops a cough, or any allergic reaction after inhaling the scent Need for more than one carpool of anesthesia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Dental anxiety score according to Spielberger’s State anxiety Scale. Timepoint: Immediately after determining the intervention group and the patient sitting on the dental unit and after the end of treatment. Method of measurement: The Spielberger’s State Anxiety Scale Questionnaire contains 20 questions. Each item in this questionnaire is assigned a weight between 1 and 4 based on the response provided, and the scoring weights are reversed for items that indicate no anxiety. The responses to this questionnaire include the options very little = 1, little = 2, moderate = 3, and great = 4 in the form of a Likert scale and are then scored. The lowest score of 20 means no anxiety and the highest score of 80 means maximum anxiety, and scores of 21 to 39 indicate mild anxiety, 40 to 59 moderate anxiety, and 60 to 80 indicate severe anxiety. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Systolic blood pressure. Timepoint: Immediately after determining the intervention group and the patient sitting on the dental unit, 15 minutes after local anesthesia injection, and after completion of dental treatment. Method of measurement: Systolic blood pressure is measured with a digital blood pressure monitor (Omron M3 Japan).;Diastolic blood pressure. Timepoint: Immediately after determining the intervention group and the patient sitting on the dental unit, 15 minutes after local anesthesia injection, and after completion of dental treatment. Method of measurement: Diastolic blood pressure is measured with a digital blood pressure monitor (Omron M3 Japan).;Heart rate. Timepoint: Immediately after determining the intervention group and the patient sitting on the dental unit, 15 minutes after local anesthesia injection, and after completion of dental treatment. Method of measurement: Heart rate is measured with a digital blood pressure monitor (Omron M3 Japan). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactFatemeh Owlia
Yazd University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed