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Aromatherapy Effect on Anxiety Prior to Ultrasound Guided Musculoskeletal Procedures

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Anxiety State
Interventions
Other: Aromatherapy
Other: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT05660486
Lead Sponsor
University of Miami
Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to evaluate the effect of lavender essential oil on pre-procedure anxiety for patients undergoing ultrasound guided musculoskeletal procedures

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
48
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Aromatherapy groupAromatherapyParticipants in this group will receive, lavender essential oil applied to their surgical mask for 5 minutes prior to scheduled standard of care ultrasound guided musculoskeletal procedure.
Placebo groupPlaceboParticipants in this group will receive water applied to their surgical mask for 5 minutes prior to scheduled standard of care ultrasound guided musculoskeletal procedure.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Anxiety state as measured by VASAUp to 10 minutes after aromatherapy administration

The Visual Analogue Scale for Anxiety (VASA) has scales ranging from 0 indicating "no anxiety" to 10 indicating "high anxiety"

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of participants with an aborted ultrasound guided procedureUp to 60 minutes post aromatherapy administration

Number of participants with an aborted ultrasound guided procedure due to intolerance

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Miami Hospital

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Miami, Florida, United States

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