NCT03090750

Effects of Aromatherapy on Anxiety in Invasive Radiologic Procedure

What is the Effect of Using Aromatherapy to Reduce Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Invasive Radiologic Procedures?

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 31 (actual)
• Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to see if using aromatherapy (Lavender or Bergamot) will lower anxiety in patients having invasive Radiology procedures. First, the level of anxiety is assessed prior to the procedure using a questionnaire. Then, patients are given the aromatherapy treatment during the pre-procedure period. Then, the same questions are asked to determine how anxious the patient is after the aromatherapy and before going into the procedure room. After the procedure, patients are asked to evaluate the process of the study.

Conditions

• Anxiety
• Anxiety Preoperative

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Lavender Oil	Lavender essential oil applied to cotton ball (3 drops) and placed in a medicine cup on bedside table
DRUG	Bergamot Oil	Bergamot essential oil applied to cotton ball (3 drops) and placed in a medicine cup on bedside table
OTHER	Water	Tap water applied to cotton ball (3 drops) and placed in a medicine cup on bedside table

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-07-16
• Primary completion: 2016-12-19
• Completion: 2017-03-01
• First posted: 2017-03-27
• Last updated: 2023-03-23

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated drug study