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Study aim
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Determining the effect of lavender aromatherapy versus placebo on the anxiety of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy candidates
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Design
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A clinical trial with intervention and control groups, with parallel groups, double-blind, randomized, involving 90 patients, for which the block randomization method is used, in which we randomly use one of the six permutations of two out of four for group assignment
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Settings and conduct
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A study in the field of reducing anxiety is carried out in the endoscopy department of Vasai Hospital. At first, Spielberger's anxiety and demographic questionnaires are completed by the patients. In the intervention group, patients inhale lavender oil-soaked gas for 20 minutes. In the placebo group, grape seed oil is inhaled. After completing that, the Spielberger questionnaire is completed again. In order to blind the study, the patients and clinical caregivers do not know what intervention each patient receives.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria : Being able to read and write, not having an allergy to lavender or cosmetics, not having a history of plant allergies and lung disease, not having a problem with smell, age between 18 and 65 years, voluntary participation in the study, not having anxiety disorders or psychological illness .exclusion criteria : Willingness to refrain from studying at any stage of intervention, need for urgent endoscopy, severe pain during research
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Intervention groups
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In the intervention group, gauze impregnated with three drops of lavender oil is attached to the patient's neck within a radius of 20 cm from the patient's nose, and the patients inhale it for 20 minutes. And in the placebo group, patients will inhale grape seed oil in the same way for twenty minutes.
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Main outcome variables
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Finding an practical intervention with less complications in order to reduce anxiety in the bedside