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Lavender Oil's Effect on Anxiety in Emergency Department Relatives

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What is being tested

aromatherapy

Other
Who is being recruted

Anxiety Disorders+3

+ Mental Disorders

+ Emergencies

Over 18 Years
+8 Eligibility Criteria
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How is the trial designed

Services Research Study

Interventional
Study Start: March 2025
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Summary

Principal SponsorBitlis Eren University
Study ContactŞerafettin OKUTAN, Dr.
Last updated: January 28, 2026
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Study start date: March 1, 2025

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

This study explores how the scent of lavender oil might help reduce anxiety in family members of patients visiting the emergency department. Anxiety in such situations is common, and finding simple, effective ways to lower stress can improve the overall experience for families. The study aims to determine whether smelling lavender oil can significantly reduce anxiety levels compared to no intervention. Participants are divided into two groups. The first group will smell lavender oil for a few minutes, while the other group will not receive any scent intervention. Anxiety levels are measured using specific scales before and after the intervention for both groups. This helps to see if the lavender oil has any calming effect. The monitoring of anxiety is done using standardized questionnaires about how participants feel, both before and after a short waiting period.

Official TitlePrincipal Investigator, Assistant Professor Şerafettin OKUTAN, Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bitlis Eren University
NCT06769503
Principal SponsorBitlis Eren University
Study ContactŞerafettin OKUTAN, Dr.
Last updated: January 28, 2026
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner

Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

140 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Services Research Study

These studies look at how healthcare is delivered, managed, and organized. They aim to improve care quality, patient experience, and access to treatment.

Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

Over 18 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Anxiety DisordersMental DisordersEmergenciesPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsDisease Attributes

Criteria

4 inclusion criteria required to participate
Being 18 years of age or older
Not having a problem with smell
Accompanying the patient
Not having a psychiatric problem
4 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
Refusing to participate in the study or wanting to leave
Having an upper respiratory tract infection
Known history of allergy (lavender oil)
Having a chronic respiratory disease

Study Plan

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Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

One single intervention group is designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental
Intervention Group After the patient is registered in the emergency department, the participant introduction form and state-trait anxiety scales will be applied as a pre-test to the relatives of the patient who agree to participate in the study. The participants will be made to smell lavender oil dropped on gauze by the researchers for an average of 3-5 minutes. The state and trait anxiety scales will be applied as a post-test approximately 15 minutes after the intervention.

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Study Centers

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This study has 1 location

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Bitlis Eren University

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