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Effects of Aromatherapy in Hypertensive Individuals

NCT04460300 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 69

Last updated 2020-07-07

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Summary

Objective: To investigate the effect of aromatherapy on blood pressure and stress response by inhalation and foot massage in individuals with essential hypertension.

Methods: The randomized controlled trial is performed with 69 individuals diagnosed with essential hypertension hospitalized. There are two interventions (group 1: aromatherapy-inhalation method, group 2: aromatherapy-foot massage) and a control group in the study. Blood pressure is measured with a digital sphygmomanometer after 10 minutes of rest; stress response is determined by heart rate, blood cortisol levels and anxiety scale. Aromatherapy with lavender oil is applied to the intervention groups; no application is made to the control group and routine follow-up at the hospital continued.

Conditions

  • Essential Hypertension
  • Aromatherapy
  • Stress, Physiological

Interventions

OTHER

Aromatherapy-inhalation method

In addition to the pharmacological treatment prescribed by the physician to individuals in this group, aromatherapy is carried out through the essential oil inhalation method. Individuals who can distinguish odors in the odor sense test before the application is included in the study. Aromatherapy inhalation is applied for three days and every other day (eg Monday-Wednesday-Friday) determined by the researchers for a week. Intervention is made between 07:00 and 08:00 in the morning hours when the blood cortisol value is maximized and homogeneity is provided. In this method, 5 drops of lavender oil will be dropped directly on a sterile gauze and individuals will be allowed to breathe from a distance of 10 cm for 5 minutes.

OTHER

Aromatherapy-foot massage group

In addition to the pharmacological treatment prescribed by the physician to individuals in this group, aromatherapy is applied through foot massage. Swedish massage protocol is followed in foot massage intervention.The foot massage is performed on three days and every other day (eg Monday-Wednesday-Friday) determined by the researchers for a week.The intervention is performed between 07:00 and 08:00 in the morning hours when the blood cortisol value is maximized and homogeneity is provided. Foot massage is done with 10 drops (5 drops per foot) of lavender for 10 minutes for each foot for 20 minutes. During the intervention, 20 techniques is used and the application time of each technique is 30 seconds (total 10 minutes per foot).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Abant Izzet Baysal University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Saadet Can Cicek · Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University, Health Sciences Faculty

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-12-03
Primary Completion
2020-08-03
Completion
2020-08-03

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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