A comparative assessment of the effect of aromatherapy with Citrus Aurantium and vanilla essence on pain intensity, blood pressure and perceived stress in adolescents undergoing appendectomy.
- Conditions
- Intensity of pain, blood pressure and perceived stress after the operation of adolescents undergoing appendectomy surgery.
- Registration Number
- IRCT20231211060336N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 75
Age between 11 and 18 years
Absence of cognitive and mental problems based on the opinion of a specialist doctor
No history of allergy to scents or herbal substances based on parents' statements
Hospitalization due to appendectomy surgery
Failure to continue participating in the study Death of the patient
After the operation for any reason
Incomplete completion of questionnaires
Adolescent patients with olfactory problems
Changes in the patient's level of consciousness
The need to use mechanical ventilation devices for the patient
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain intensity. Timepoint: Pain measurement is performed when the patient enters the surgery department (before the intervention),1, 3 and 6 hours after the first intervention. Method of measurement: McGill Pain Assessment Questionnaire.;Blood pressure. Timepoint: Blood pressure is measured when the patient enters the surgery ward (before the intervention),1, 3 and 6 hours after the first intervention. Method of measurement: Mercury sphygmomanometer.;Perceived stress. Timepoint: Perceived stress is measured using the depression, anxiety, and stress scale when the patient enters the surgery ward (before the intervention) and 1, 3, 6 hours after the first intervention. Method of measurement: Depression, anxiety, stress scale(DASS-21).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
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