Compassion the effect of aromatherapy with lavender oil and liquid paraffin on post dura puncture headache in patients undergoing spinal anesthesia
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Headache.Other specified headache syndromes
- Registration Number
- IRCT2017051617468N3
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research, Qom University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
Having informed written consent for research participation; age of 18-60 years old; having complete consciousness; having no emergency conditions; having communication and speaking abilities; lack of being in delivery or near the delivery period (until 45 days after the delivery); having post dura puncture headache following spinal anesthesia; lack of seizures, history of migraine, tensional and other kinds of headaches, infection diseases (such as sinusitis or meningitis), intrathecal disorders, severe heart diseases and diabetes.
Exclusion criteria: Unwillingness for study follow-up; having nausea and vomiting or other complications due to sever headache.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Post dura puncture headache. Timepoint: Before intervention and immediately, 30, 60, 90, and 120 minutes after the intervention. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of headache. Timepoint: Immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: Modified McGill quality of pain questionnaire.