Evaluation of the Effect of Aromatherapy With Lavender Essential Oil on Pain and Anxiety During Peripheral Venous Cannulation
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 106
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Pain Level
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The effect of aromatherapy with lavender essential oil on pain and anxiety during venipuncture will be evaluated.
Detailed Description
The anxiety and pain during venipuncture may be cause to the avoidance of the medical therapy in patient as well as adult. Aromatherapy with lavender was shown that beneficial effects on chronic pain and anxiety. It's effect on acute pain and anxiety is not exactly known. In this study, the aromatherapy with the lavender will be compared with placebo to evaluate the analgesic and anxiolytic effect during peripheral venous cannulation before surgery.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •be scheduled for elective surgery
- •be accepted to inhale lavender
Exclusion Criteria
- •age <18 years >65 years
- •preoperative pain or consumption of analgesic medication
- •anxiety disorders or consumption of anxiolytic medications (i.e. SSRI, benzodiazepine)
- •pregnancy or breastfeeding
- •asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- •poor sense of smell
- •allergy to the lavender essential oil
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Pain Level
Time Frame: Within the first 5 minutes after the peripheral venous cannula insertion process
The pain of the patients during cannulation will be measured with Visual Analog Scale from 0 to 10.
Secondary Outcomes
- Anxiety Level(Within the first 5 minutes after the peripheral venous cannula insertion process)
- Patient Satisfaction(Within the first 15 minutes after the peripheral venous cannula insertion process)
Investigators
Tuğba Karaman
Assistant Professor
Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University