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Aromatherapy to Reduce Pain and Anxiety During Cervical Colposcopy

NCT01214304 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 262

Last updated 2013-11-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether aromatherapy with lavender oil compared to placebo lowers anxiety levels in women during colposcopy.

Conditions

  • Colposcopy

Interventions

OTHER

Essential Lavender Oil

Aromatherapy with essential lavender oil will be initiated 5 minutes prior to the procedure and continued until the conclusion of the procedure (patient dressed and ready to leave the room). The essential lavender oil and will be administered by fan diffuser.

OTHER

Lavender Scent

Aromatherapy with a fake lavender scent (placebo) will be initiated 5 minutes prior to the procedure and continued until the conclusion of the procedure (patient dressed and ready to leave the room). The fake lavender scent will be administered by fan diffuser.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • American Academy of Family Physicians

    collaborator OTHER

  • Mike O'Callaghan Military Hospital

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Paul Crawford, M.D. · Mike O'Callaghan Federal Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-02-28
Primary Completion
2013-11-30
Completion
2013-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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