NCT03460145

Lavender Oil on Preoperative Anxiety and Sedation Requirement in General Anaesthesia

Lavender Aromatherapy; Its Effect on Preoperative Anxiety and Propofol Requirement for Anaesthesia.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 108 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Assessment of how Lavender oil reduces preoperative anxiety and subsequently influences requirement of induction agents for general anesthesia.

Detailed description

This study aims to use aromatherapy (Lavender oil) to reduce Preoperative Anxiety among Female patients coming for elective surgeries under General Anesthesia. As a consequence of that, the effect is also evaluated on how that influences the amount of intravenous sedation is required during induction for General Anesthesia.

Conditions

• Preoperative Anxiety

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Lavender Oil on Nasal Strip (Lx)	Usage of Aromatherapy for Preoperative Anxiety
OTHER	Strip without Lavender Oil (Px)	Strip without Lavender Oil (Px)
DRUG	Propofol 1 % Injectable Suspension	Propofol 1% (10mg/mL)

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-09-27
• Primary completion: 2018-12-10
• Completion: 2019-01-01
• First posted: 2018-03-09
• Last updated: 2019-05-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Malaysia