NCT01214304

Aromatherapy to Reduce Pain and Anxiety During Cervical Colposcopy

Aromatherapy With Lavender Oil to Reduce Pain and Anxiety During Cervical Colposcopy: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 262 (actual)
• Sponsor: Mike O'Callaghan Military Hospital · Federal
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether aromatherapy with lavender oil compared to placebo lowers anxiety levels in women during colposcopy.

Detailed description

Aromatherapy is a modality that might reduce anxiety. Women experience high levels of anxiety and negative emotional responses at all stages of cervical cancer screening. High levels of anxiety before and during colposcopy can be bad. If lavender oil aromatherapy reduces anxiety, then simple use of this modality may improve experiences during colposcopy.

Conditions

• Colposcopy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Essential Lavender Oil	Aromatherapy with essential lavender oil will be initiated 5 minutes prior to the procedure and continued until the conclusion of the procedure (patient dressed and ready to leave the room). The essential lavender oil and will be administered by fan diffuser.
OTHER	Lavender Scent	Aromatherapy with a fake lavender scent (placebo) will be initiated 5 minutes prior to the procedure and continued until the conclusion of the procedure (patient dressed and ready to leave the room). The fake lavender scent will be administered by fan diffuser.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-02-01
• Primary completion: 2013-11-01
• Completion: 2013-11-01
• First posted: 2010-10-05
• Last updated: 2013-11-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States