Lavender Oil on Preoperative Anxiety and Sedation Requirement in General Anaesthesia

Lavender Aromatherapy; Its Effect on Preoperative Anxiety and Propofol Requirement for Anaesthesia.

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03460145

Enrollment

108

Registered

2018-03-09

Start date

2018-09-27

Completion date

2019-01-01

Last updated

2019-05-21

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Conditions

Preoperative Anxiety

Keywords

Lavender Oil,, Propofol

Brief summary

Assessment of how Lavender oil reduces preoperative anxiety and subsequently influences requirement of induction agents for general anesthesia.

Detailed description

This study aims to use aromatherapy (Lavender oil) to reduce Preoperative Anxiety among Female patients coming for elective surgeries under General Anesthesia. As a consequence of that, the effect is also evaluated on how that influences the amount of intravenous sedation is required during induction for General Anesthesia.

Interventions

OTHERLavender Oil on Nasal Strip (Lx)

Usage of Aromatherapy for Preoperative Anxiety

OTHERStrip without Lavender Oil (Px)

Strip without Lavender Oil (Px)

DRUGPropofol 1 % Injectable Suspension

Propofol 1% (10mg/mL)

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Age 18-65 * Female

Exclusion criteria

* Patients on B-blockers and or antidepressants. * BMI \> 35kg/m2 * History of atopy * History of alcoholism, substance abuse, smoking * Patients with cancer

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
1. Visual Analog Scoring for Anxiety	1 day	Self reported anxiety score before and after inhalation of aromatherapy. 3 questions about preoperative anxiety are asked and scoring is done based on a 0-10cm scale (0= no anxiety, 10= agonizing anxiety). Cumulative scores for all 3 questions above 5 indicates preoperative anxiety.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
1. Amount of sedation used to achieve Loss of Consciousness	Less than 30minutes	Induction for general anesthesia using Target control Infusion of Propofol 1% (10mg/mL) using the Schnider protocol, administered via a TIVA Agilia infusion pump to achieve a target plasma concentration of 4mcg/ml until loss of consciousness.

Countries

Malaysia

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026