The Effect of Aromatherapy on Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Genicular Nerve Radiofrequency for Painful Knee Osteoarthritis
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Lavender Oil
- Conditions
- Anxiety
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
- Enrollment
- 60
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- change of Speilberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Preoperative anxiety is considered a potential and preventable risk factor for postoperative complications.
Detailed Description
Alot of patients face fear from intervention such as radiofrequency. The group of patients with chronic knee osteoarthritis already and mostly have some sore of psychological upset, radiofrequency itself , even in the presence of good periinterventional local anesthetic infiltration, the patients suffer pain and stress. It is well evidenced that aromatherapy specially with Lavender oil offers some sort of anxiety alleviation, pain alleviation and protection against postoperative nausea and vomiting
Investigators
Emad Zarief , MD
Professor
Assiut University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •adult patients with knee osteoarthritis
- •scheduled for genicular nerve radiofrequency
Exclusion Criteria
- •Allergy to lavender
- •psychological disorders
- •upper respiratory tract illness
Arms & Interventions
Lavender
three drops of the designated lavender will be placed on a 2-inch by 2-inch impermeable, backed gauze pad and patient was asked to inhale deeply for 5 minutes
Intervention: Lavender Oil
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
change of Speilberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
Time Frame: preintervention, 15 minutes postintervention
change of Speilberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory , There are 20 questions (I feel calm, secure, tense, strained, at ease, upset, am presently worrying over possible misfortunes, satisfied, frightened, uncomfortable, self-confident, nervous, jittery, indecisive, relaxed, content, worried, confused, steady and pleasant) where people rate their anxiety from one (not at all) to four (very much so), and scores range from 20 to 80. low anxiety is 20 to 37, moderate anxiety is 38 to 44, and high anxiety is 45 to 80.
Secondary Outcomes
- change of Pain visual analog scale(Preintervention, 15 minutes postintervention)