Infertility, Female, Anxiety
Conditions
Brief summary
The Researchers hope to learn if by using lavender aromatherapy during an intrauterine insemination patients have decreased anxiety and pain at the time of the procedure.
Detailed description
Infertility patients have a high level of anxiety before and during infertility treatments due to anticipated discomfort of a procedure and anticipation of a long awaited pregnancy. Aromatherapy with lavender, an essential oil, has been shown to be effective in reducing anxiety and pain in a variety of procedures such as Botox injections, cesarean delivery and intrauterine device placement.
Interventions
OTHERLavender
Lavender aromatherapy
OTHERWater
Water
Sponsors
Mayo Clinic
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Women undergoing intrauterine insemination * English speaking
Exclusion criteria
* Allergy to lavender oil or its components * Currently using aromatherapy * Contraindication to intrauterine insemination * Contraindication to pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anxiety | During intrauterine insemination procedure | Anxiety level using a standard visual analog scale. Scale is from 0-100 mm. 0 is absent anxiety. 100 mm is maximal anxiety. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain | During intrauterine insemination procedure | Pain score using Wong-Baker pain scale of 0-10. 0 being absent pain and 10 being maximal pain. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed