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Efficacy of Lavender Aromatherapy on Anxiety and Pain Reduction During Awake Otolaryngologic Procedures

NCT07299474 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 184

Last updated 2025-12-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of lavender aromatherapy in adult patients undergoing awake otolaryngologic procedures in the outpatient clinic setting. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does lavender aromatherapy help reduce anxiety and/or pain, and improve patient comfort during awake otolaryngologic procedures in the clinic?
* Do patients subjectively find aromatherapy relaxing and/or beneficial during the procedure?

Researchers will compare lavender aromatherapy to placebo (an odorless liquid) to see if lavender aromatherapy helps improve patient comfort during their awake procedure

Participants will:

* Have their scheduled procedure performed with lavender aromatherapy or placebo during the duration of the procedure
* Take a short, less than 1 minute questionnaire both before and after the procedure, describing their levels of anxiety, pain and subjective impressions of the aromatherapy

Conditions

  • Inferior Turbinate Hypertrophy
  • Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS)
  • Rhinitis, Vasomotor
  • Thyroid Nodules
  • Vocal Fold Immobility

Interventions

OTHER

Lavender Aromatherapy

Lavender essential oil on cotton ball, and in aromatherapy diffuser

OTHER

Placebo Aromatherapy

Saline on cotton ball and in aromatherapy diffuser

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ankona Ghosh, MD · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-12-31
Primary Completion
2027-01-31
Completion
2028-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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