Skip to main content
OpenTrials
Completed

NCT Number: NCT05728190

Effect of Aromatherapy on Pain, Anxiety and Sleep Quality in Burn Patients

This study, which was designed as a randomized placebo-controlled experimental study, was conducted to determine the effect of inhalation aromatherapy with lavender essential oil on pain, anxiety and sleep quality in burn patients.

Completed

Looking for future studies?

Notify Me

Key information

Conditions

Aromatherapy Anxiety Disorders Burns Dyssomnias Mental Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders Sleep Wake Disorders Wounds and Injuries

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Ankara Medipol University

Yenimahalle, Ankara, 06050, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

After 5 patients were included in the sample size of the study, intervention and control groups, power analysis was performed using the G*Power Software (3.1.9.2) program. With a margin of error of 5%, an effect size of 0.15, and a power of 95%, the sample group size was calculated as 54 patients. Considering that data loss might be 10% on average in the study, it was decided to recruit 60 patients. Participants were randomized according to patient rooms. There are a total of 11 rooms and 16 beds in the burn unit, 5 double and 6 single. 11 rooms are numbered sequentially according to their location in the corridor.

In the intervention group, seven drops of lavender essential oil were dripped onto a 5x5 gauze pad in the morning and evening, for 20 minutes, 10 cm away from the nose, and sniffed.

In the placebo control group, seven drops of saline/sterile water were dripped onto a 5x5 gauze pad in the morning and evening, and they were put to sniff for 20 minutes, 10 cm away from the nose. Green food coloring was added (one drop of food coloring to 5 ml of sterile/saline water) to make sterile/saline water similar to lavender oil. Data were collected using Individual Data Collection Form, Spielberg State Anxiety Scale, Visual Analog Scale, Richard Campbell Sleep Scale before and after five days of morning and evening aromatherapy application.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Between the ages of 18-65,
  • 2nd and/or 3rd degree burns but not in emergency/resuscitative phase,
  • Total body burn area is 5-30%,
  • No acute-chronic respiratory system disease (asthma, COPD, etc.),
  • No problem in sense of smell,
  • No communication problem,
  • Not participating in another study at the same time,
  • Patients who volunteered to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

  • Those who are allergic to lavender essential oil,
  • Having a history of head trauma or convulsions,
  • Having respiratory tract (inhalation) burn,
  • Having alcohol or narcotic substance addiction,
  • Having a history of pregnancy, epilepsy, high blood pressure and migraine,
  • Patients undergoing intubation.

Treatment and study plan

steril/salin water

Other

Five days seven drops of saline/sterile water were dripped onto a 5x5 gauze pad in the morning and evening, and they were put to sniff for 20 minutes, 10 cm away from the nose. Green food coloring was added (one drop of food coloring to 5 ml of sterile/saline water) to make sterile/saline water similar to lavender oil.

Lavender essential oil

Other

Five days seven drops of lavender essential oil were dripped onto a 5x5 gauze pad in the morning and evening, for 20 minutes, 10 cm away from the nose, and sniffed.

Primary outcomes

  1. Visual Analog Scale

    Time frame: 5 days

    Grading is made with a 10 cm long horizontal or vertical ruler on the scale and "0" means no pain and "10" means the most severe pain.

    The patient marks the intensity of pain he feels on the ruler. If the marked value is between 1-4, it indicates mild pain, between 5-6 indicates moderate pain, and between 7-10 indicates severe pain.

    In the application, the patient was asked to mark the intensity of pain he felt on the ruler and the value was measured and recorded.

  2. Spielberg State Anxiety Scale

    Time frame: 5 days

    The scale has a four-point Likert structure consisting of 20 items and a total score of 20-80 is obtained.

    A score of 20 or less indicates that the individual does not have anxiety, a score between 21-39 indicates mild anxiety, a score between 40-59 indicates moderate, and a score between 60-80 indicates a high level of anxiety.

  3. Richard Campbell Sleep Scale

    Time frame: 5 days

    There are 6 items in the scale. There are 5 items in the assessment. Each item is evaluated on the scale between 0 and 100. If the score is between "0-25", it indicates very bad sleep, and between "76-100" indicates very good sleep.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Sema Koçaşlı

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effect of Inhalation Aromatherapy on Pain, Anxiety, and Sleep Quality in Burn Patients

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Feb 15, 2023
Registry last updated
Feb 15, 2023

OpenTrials presents study information sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. The official registry record should be consulted for the latest information.

View the official ClinicalTrials.gov record (opens in a new tab)

This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

Related clinical trials

Published trials that share one or more normalized conditions with this study.