What this study is
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
What's being tested
- Lavender Aromatherapy
Intervention · OTHER
Lavender essential oil on cotton ball, and in aromatherapy diffuser
- Placebo Aromatherapy
Intervention · OTHER
Saline on cotton ball and in aromatherapy diffuser
Study details
- Official title
- Efficacy Of Lavender Aromatherapy on Anxiety and Pain Reduction During Awake Otolaryngologic Procedures
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Conditions
- Inferior Turbinate Hypertrophy · Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS) · Rhinitis, Vasomotor · Thyroid Nodules · Vocal Fold Immobility
- Enrolling
- 184 people
- Starts
- 2025-12
- Est. completion
- 2028-01
- Design
- Double-blind, randomized, parallel groups
- Record
- View on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
Who can join
Age 18 Years and overSex ALLHealthy volunteers AcceptedYou may qualify if
- Adults ≥18 years old undergoing awake otolaryngologic procedures in the outpatient clinic
- Able to provide informed consent
You can't join if
- Hypersensitivity to fragrances
- Taking systemic NSAIDs or other systemic pain-relieving medications within 48 hours
- Taking anxiolytics, hypnotics, sedating antihistamines, antidepressants on regular basis within 4 weeks
- Pregnant or breastfeeding
- Participation in another clinical research study within the prior 30 days
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Study locations (1)
1 openCedars-Sinai Medical Center Otolaryngology Clinics
Los Angeles, California, United States
Recruiting
Study team
Sponsor
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Study ID STUDY00004415
Principal investigator
Ankona Ghosh, MD
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Frequently asked questions
The sponsor hasn't published answers to common questions for this trial.