Anxiety Reduction During Office Procedural Medicine Using Aromatherapy

NCT ID: NCT04260399

Last Updated: 2021-05-28

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

88 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-02-18

Study Completion Date

2021-05-26

Brief Summary

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This goal of this study is to assess whether lavender aromatherapy during gynecologic and urogynecologic outpatient procedures is associated with a decrease in patient anxiety levels. Based on similar interventions in other specialties of medicine, the investigators hypothesize that patients exposed to lavender aromatherapy during their procedure will have less anxiety than those who are not exposed to lavender aromatherapy.

Detailed Description

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Patients who present to the Loyola Urogynecology office for an outpatient procedure will be invited to participate. Patients who consent to participate will be asked to complete pre-procedure questionnaires including an assessment of their level of procedural anxiety. Subsequently, patients will be randomized to receive either lavender aromatherapy or saline aromatherapy (placebo) during their procedure. Post-procedural levels of anxiety will then be assessed. Changes between pre- and post-procedural anxiety will be compared between the treatment and placebo control groups.

Conditions

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Anxiety Anxiety State Procedural Anxiety

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Patients are randomized to lavender aromatherapy or saline placebo aromatherapy using a 1:1 random block allocation
Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

This trial is not blinded

Study Groups

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Lavender Aromatherapy

Passive exposure via an ambient essential oil diffuser to lavender aromatherapy

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Lavender Aromatherapy

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants in the experimental group will be passively exposed to lavender essential oil

Placebo Aromatherapy

Passive exposure via an ambient essential oil diffuser to saline water aromatherapy

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo Aromatherapy

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants in the control group will be passively exposed to saline water aromatherapy

Interventions

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Lavender Aromatherapy

Participants in the experimental group will be passively exposed to lavender essential oil

Intervention Type OTHER

Placebo Aromatherapy

Participants in the control group will be passively exposed to saline water aromatherapy

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Women undergoing the following gynecologic/urogynecologic office procedures: colposcopy, loop electrical excision procedure (LEEP), endometrial biopsy, intrauterine device (IUD) insertion, hysteroscopy, Nexplanon removal, cystoscopy, urodynamics, botox intravesical injection, and transurethral bulking injection
* English speaking
* Ability to complete questionnaires

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnancy
* Allergy to lavender scent
* Lung disease including asthma or chronic lung disease
* Anosmia or problems related to smell
* Chronic headaches or migraines
* Inability to complete questionnaires
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

100 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Loyola University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Thythy Pham

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Thythy Pham, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Loyola Medical Center

Locations

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Loyola University Medical Center

Maywood, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

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Other Identifiers

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213113

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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