NCT02592044

Effect of Aromatherapy on Venopuncture Pain and Anxiety

Evaluation of the Effect of Aromatherapy With Lavender Essential Oil on Pain and Anxiety During Peripheral Venous Cannulation

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 106 (actual)
• Sponsor: Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The effect of aromatherapy with lavender essential oil on pain and anxiety during venipuncture will be evaluated.

Detailed description

The anxiety and pain during venipuncture may be cause to the avoidance of the medical therapy in patient as well as adult. Aromatherapy with lavender was shown that beneficial effects on chronic pain and anxiety. It's effect on acute pain and anxiety is not exactly known. In this study, the aromatherapy with the lavender will be compared with placebo to evaluate the analgesic and anxiolytic effect during peripheral venous cannulation before surgery.

Conditions

• Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	peripheral venous cannulation	The 18 gauge venous cannula will be inserted in a peripheral vein on the back of right hand of the patient.
PROCEDURE	Aromatherapy with lavender essential oil	The two drops of lavender essential oil will be dropped into the gauze and the patient will inhale it for 5 minutes and during venous cannulation.
PROCEDURE	Placebo	The two drops of water will be dropped into the gauze and the patient will inhale it for 5 minutes and during venous cannulation.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-11-01
• Primary completion: 2016-03-01
• Completion: 2016-03-01
• First posted: 2015-10-30
• Last updated: 2016-03-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)