Comparison the effect of Lavender and Mint oil on nausea, vomiting and anxiety in pregnant wome

Phase 2

• Conditions: Supervision of normal pregnancy, unspecified; F40, F41,; Condition 1: Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy. Condition 2: Anxiety in Pregnancy.; Neurotic, stress-related and somutoform disorders

• Registration Number: IRCT201306082324N12
• Lead Sponsor: Vice chancellor for research, Tehran 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: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 99

Inclusion Criteria

Gestational age 6-16 weeks based on LMP or Ultrasound; Age 15-34 year ; Having mild to moderate nausea and vomiting (based on Rhodes index); Ashpylberger Anxiety Scale scores will obtained from less than 53 in state anxiety; Single pregnancy with an alive and healthy fetus based on ultrasound; Ability to read and write; No olfactory disorder (according to pregnant women reporting); Not having physical, mental and emotional diseases; Lack of stressful events during the past 6 months; Not to have any allergy to herbal drugs; Not using anti emetic or emetic drugs( herbal or chemical drugs) over the previous 24 hours; lack of sedative drugs or other therapeutic measures (such as the use of vegetable oils, regular exercise) to reduce anxiety before six weeks; Desire for pregnancy. Exclusion criteria: Not to have tendency to continue participating in the study; Crises and stressful events during the study; Lack of regular use of aromatherapy; Other signs like diarrhea that show nausea and vomiting are pathological; Each disease which makes or increases nausea and vomiting; Use drugs during study; Alergy during aromatherapy.

Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Distress of nausea. Timepoint: every 24 hours. Method of measurement: Rhodes index.;Frequency of vomiting. Timepoint: every 24 hours. Method of measurement: Rhodes index.;Frequency of nausea. Timepoint: every 24 hours. Method of measurement: Rhodes index.;Distress from retching. Timepoint: every 24 hours. Method of measurement: Rhodes index.;Frequency of retching. Timepoint: every 24 hours. Method of measurement: Rhodes index.;Amount of vomiting. Timepoint: every 24 hours. Method of measurement: Rhodes index.;Vomiting distress. Timepoint: every 24 hours. Method of measurement: Rhodez index.;Anxiety. Timepoint: before intervention and one week after the intervention (End of intervention). Method of measurement: Spielberg State Anxiety Inventory questionnaire.;Duration of nausea. Timepoint: every 24 hours. Method of measurement: Rhodes index.