Effects of clary sage oil or linalyl acetate inhalation on patients' anxiety and stress levels before chemotherapy
- Conditions
- Neoplasms
- Registration Number
- KCT0005485
- Lead Sponsor
- Korea University Anam Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 45
Subjects were included if they
1) did not have an abnormality in olfactory function
2) could communicate
3) did not have allergic reaction to the essential oil selected in this study
4) did not receive drug treatment or hormone therapy or essential oil therapy for a psychiatric disorder
5) were adults over 20 years old
6) were patients with stage III or higher solid cancer
Subjects were excluded if they
1) had an abnormality in olfactory function
2) could not communicate
3) had allergic reaction to the essential oil selected in this study
4) received drug treatment or hormone therapy or essential oil therapy for a psychiatric disorder
5) were under the age of 20
6) were not patients with stage III or higher solid cancer
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Anxiety levels (visual analogue scale);Stress levels (visual analogue scale)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Systolic blood pressure;Diastolic blood pressure;Heart rate