Comparative study of the effect of aromatherapy with lavender and Benson relaxation technique on anxiety in patients with acute coronary syndrome

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• Conditions: Acute coronary syndrome.; Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery

• Registration Number: IRCT20160704028781N3
• Lead Sponsor: Iran University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 21 May 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 96

Inclusion Criteria

Diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome by a cardiologist
24-48 hours from the time they began to be hospitalized
Understanding and speaking in Farsi to provide contact with the patient
18 years of age or older
No history of allergies, Eczema and allergy to herbal medicines and essential oils according to the patient's self-report
No olfactory defects and respiratory illnesses, such as asthma according to patient's self-report
Failure to have known psychiatric or anxiety disorders according to self-report and examination of the patient's file
Failure to perform Surgical or therapeutic interventions such as angiography on the day of intervention
No hearing problems according to patient's self-report
not having muscle paralysis according to patient's self-report
non-addiction to drugs and alcohol according to patient's self-report
expressing patient from having anxiety

Exclusion Criteria

Patient's death
Any symptoms of allergy, pain, shortness of breath or disorientation during the intervention
Transferring the patient from the cardiac care unit to another section

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Anxiety: Anxiety is an unpleasant mental sensation, discomfort and tension. The meaning of anxiety in this study is a score that patients receive from the Spielberger questionnaire. Timepoint: The Spielberger anxiety inventory questionnaire will be completed before and immediately after each intervention by the researcher's assistance and by interviewing the participant samples. Method of measurement: The Spielberger anxiety inventory questionnaire.