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Aromatherapy and Anxiety Study

NCT05832983 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2025-03-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

While intra-articular injections can alleviate pain in orthopedic patients, this can be an anxiety-provoking experience. Adult patients scheduled to receive an injection at the study location will be randomly assigned to one of three groups. The control group (C) will receive the current standard of nursing care. The first experimental group (A) will receive a guided meditation prior to receiving the injection. The second experimental group (B) will receive an Elequil Aromatab and the same guided meditation prior to receiving the injection.

Conditions

  • Anxiety Related to Pain Related to an Intraarticular Injection
  • Pain Related to an Intraarticular Injection

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Guided Meditation

In private exam room, the study registered nurse (RN) will read a prepared two minute guided meditation to patient.

OTHER

Aromatherapy

In private exam room, study RN will first affix an Elequil Aromatab to patient's clothing on either their upper arm or chest (whichever the patient prefers and/or as clothing allows).

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Jennifer Withall, PhD · NYU Langone Health

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-07-04
Primary Completion
2024-02-21
Completion
2024-02-21

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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