The effect of aromatherapy with essential oil of lavender on anxiety
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Anxiety.Generalized anxiety disorder
- Registration Number
- IRCT2016060826136N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
having age more than 18 years; earn a higher score of 20 after responding to a questionnaire STAI (minimum score of 20 and higher than 20 can show the impact of the intervention); the ability to understand and speak Persian; ability to read and write; the absence of olfactory dysfunction; lack of mental illness. Exclusion criteria: acute pain at the time of completing the questionnaire; the use of benzodiazepines; tranquilizers and drugs psychiatric drugs; a history of eczema and allergies to plants, allergic rhinitis and asthma; history of migraine and headache; drug addiction (alcohol and cigarettes); lack of participation and the willingness of patients to withdraw from the study.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Anxiety Intensity. Timepoint: Preintervention and 25 min after intervention. Method of measurement: Spielberger State Anxiety Inventory.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Blood Presure. Timepoint: Pre intervention and 25 min after intervention. Method of measurement: Mercury blood pressure devices (Richter).;Palse. Timepoint: Pre intervention and 25 min after intervention. Method of measurement: According to minutes using the pulse oximetry finger.;Breathing. Timepoint: Pre intervention and 25 min after intervention. Method of measurement: According to minutes using the standard digital clock.