Investigation of the effect of aromatherapy with lavender essential oil on the amount of odor, quality of sexual life and ostomy adjustment in patients with permanent colostomy
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Colostomy.Colostomy statusZ93.3
- Registration Number
- IRCT20151107024919N19
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice Chancellor of Research and Technology Kerman University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
At least 3 months have passed since colostomy insertion
Persons with over 18 years of age
Persons with Permanent colostomy
Living in Kerman city
Complaining about the unpleasant smell of the ostomy bag
Changing or washing the colostomy bag at least once a day
Having a sexual partner
Exclusion Criteria
Using any product other than lavender essential oil in the ostomy bag
Staying in a city other than Kerman
having late ostomy complications such as prolapse, parastomal hernia, stricture, obstruction, damage to the skin around the stoma, fistula, and metabolic complications
Patients with mental disorders
Treated with chemotherapy and radiation therapy
Allergy to lavender essential oil
Reluctance to cooperate
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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