Combined effect of cold foot bath and lavender oil inhalation on autonomic variables in healthy volunteers
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Phase 2/3
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 30
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Heart rate variability and Galvanic skin response
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Heart rate variability (HRV) is an important tool for assessing cardiovascular function and is a quantitative marker of autonomic activity, In clinical practice, warm foot baths at 40 °C have shown a beneficial effect in hypertensive patients and studies have shown that cold pressor tests are capable of modulating autonomicity. The literature shows that aroma oil inhalation was beneficial in reducing stress. So the present study aims to assess the combined effect of cold foot bath and aroma oil inhalation on heart rate variability
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18.00 Year(s) to 26.00 Year(s) (—)
- Sex
- All
Inclusion Criteria
- •Subjects who are willing to participate in the study after signing the informed consent form.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Weak and debilitating individuals 2) systemic illness 3) subjects with open wound 4) Had caffeine 2h hours before.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Heart rate variability and Galvanic skin response
Time Frame: Baseline, During the intervention and 5 minutes after the intervention
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Dr Kavya C
Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences, Ujire