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Aromatherapy Versus Acupressure: Impact on Postoperative Pain and Sleep Quality in Pediatric Abdominal Surgery Patients

NCT07157501 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2025-09-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The study's aim is to examine the effect of using aromatherapy versus acupressure on pain intensity and sleep pattern for children undergoing abdominal surgeries.

Conditions

  • Appendicitis
  • Hernia
  • Abdominal Exploration
  • Splenectomy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Accupressure

Acupressure will be applied by pressing in circular movements on the acupoint with the thumb finger first in clock wise and then anti-clock wise direction. The finger must remain at the same point on the skin and be moved in small circles

OTHER

Aromatherapy inhaler

The lavender inhalation application will be explained to the children and their mothers. Two drops of 100% pure organic lavender oil will poured on a cotton. The cotton will have fixed by the child at 5 cm distance from his or her nose and will asked to breathe slowly for 10-15 minutes

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mansoura University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Asmaa S.A. El Malah, PhD · Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-04-01
Primary Completion
2024-11-01
Completion
2024-11-30

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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