Pain
Conditions
Keywords
pain, anxiety, Catheterization, Peripheral
Brief summary
The effect of aromatherapy with lavender essential oil on pain and anxiety during venipuncture will be evaluated.
Detailed description
The anxiety and pain during venipuncture may be cause to the avoidance of the medical therapy in patient as well as adult. Aromatherapy with lavender was shown that beneficial effects on chronic pain and anxiety. It's effect on acute pain and anxiety is not exactly known. In this study, the aromatherapy with the lavender will be compared with placebo to evaluate the analgesic and anxiolytic effect during peripheral venous cannulation before surgery.
Interventions
PROCEDUREperipheral venous cannulation
The 18 gauge venous cannula will be inserted in a peripheral vein on the back of right hand of the patient.
PROCEDUREAromatherapy with lavender essential oil
The two drops of lavender essential oil will be dropped into the gauze and the patient will inhale it for 5 minutes and during venous cannulation.
PROCEDUREPlacebo
The two drops of water will be dropped into the gauze and the patient will inhale it for 5 minutes and during venous cannulation.
Sponsors
Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* be scheduled for elective surgery * be accepted to inhale lavender
Exclusion criteria
* age \<18 years \>65 years * preoperative pain or consumption of analgesic medication * anxiety disorders or consumption of anxiolytic medications (i.e. SSRI, benzodiazepine) * pregnancy or breastfeeding * asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease * poor sense of smell * allergy to the lavender essential oil
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain Level | Within the first 5 minutes after the peripheral venous cannula insertion process | The pain of the patients during cannulation will be measured with Visual Analog Scale from 0 to 10. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anxiety Level | Within the first 5 minutes after the peripheral venous cannula insertion process | The anxiety of the patient during cannulation will be measured with Visual Analog Scale from 0 to 10. |
| Patient Satisfaction | Within the first 15 minutes after the peripheral venous cannula insertion process | The patients' satisfaction will be measured with 5-point likert scale with 0 to 4. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed