The effect of lemon essence on patients undergoing lower limb fractures surgeries

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: ower limb fracture surgery.; Breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of bones of limb; T84.11

• Registration Number: IRCT20130616013690N10
• Lead Sponsor: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 11 January 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

Having Lower Limb Fracture Surgery
Hospitalization in orthopedic surgery Wards for 24 hours before surgery
Being 18 years old or above
Being oriented to time, person and place

Exclusion Criteria

Patient has an asthma, a respiratory allergy or be sensitive to extracts of the plant
The patient has olfactory problems, and nasal injury
Being known case of psychological diseases (major depression, anxiety, psychosis, etc.)
Participated in previous studies received complementary and alternative interventions from a week before the intervention
Transfer to ICU after surgery
Requires postoperative ventilator
Death of the patient

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Anxiety. Timepoint: In the morning of the surgery and the day after surgery at 8 A.M. Method of measurement: State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.;Physiological indices (blood pressure, SPO2, respiration, temperature and pain). Timepoint: In the morning of surgery, In the post-operative anesthesia care unit, after entering the orthopedic ward, and 4, 8, 12 and 16 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: Digital blood pressure monitors, Pulse Oximeter, Chronometer, MASTECH Non Contact Infrared Medical Thermometer and numeric analogue pain.;Neurovascular assessment of lower limb. Timepoint: In the morning of surgery, after entering the orthopedic ward, and 4, 8, 12 and 16 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: WACHS Neurovascular Observation Charts.;Post-operative nausea and vomiting. Timepoint: In the post-operative anesthesia care unit, 4, 8, 12 and 16 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: Rhodes Index of Nausea, Vomiting and Retching and Numeric Analogue scale.