Effect of rose and lavender aromatherapy on pain intensity and treatment of colorectal cancer under chemotherapy

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: Colorectal cancer.
Malignant neoplasm of rectosigmoid junction

Registration Number: IRCT20200926048842N4

Lead Sponsor: Semnan University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 64

Inclusion Criteria

Insensitivity to plants and their extracts according to the person's previous history
Colorectal cancer has been definitively diagnosed by a hematologist and oncologist.
Undergoing the first cycle of chemotherapy up to a maximum of the fifth cycle of chemotherapy
Having a pain intensity score of at least 3 based on the questionnaire (VAS)
No smoking, drugs and alcohol
Not suffering from other known chronic diseases such as heart-pulmonary diseases, blood pressure and diabetes
Not using perfume or cologne before or during the intervention
Not having an olfactory disorder and also having a cold and nasal congestion that should affect the sense of smell
Absence of mental disorders
Not receiving natural painkillers 3 hours before the start or during the intervention
Having a history of surgery in less than 3 months
Having hemoglobin of at least 8gr/dl

Exclusion Criteria

Use of other pain relief methods during the study
Refusal to continue participating in the study
The patient's lack of awareness colorectal cancer
Decreased level of alertness while studying
Occurrence of skin and eye allergies during study
The occurrence of severe physical complications caused by the disease
death of the patient
suffering from diseases characterized by fatigue (multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, AIDS, joint rheumatism)
Presence of perceptual disorders related to smell (olfactory hallucinations)