Aromatherapy to Reduce Pain and Anxiety During Cervical Colposcopy

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Colposcopy

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether aromatherapy with lavender oil compared to placebo lowers anxiety levels in women during colposcopy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01214304

Run by

Mike O'Callaghan Military Hospital

People needed

262

Starts

2011-02-01

Expected to finish

2013-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-11-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Tricare Insurance Beneficiary (military insurance) receiving care at Nellis AFB
• All women at least 18 yrs of age undergoing colposcopy who have not previously participated in this protocol.

You may not qualify if…

• age <18 years
• pregnancy
• breastfeeding
• asthma
• poor sense of smell
• allergy to one of the essential oils
• consumption of any analgesic
• short-term anxiolytic (i.e. benzodiazepines) or chronic anxiolytic medications (i.e. SSRI)

Where it is running

• Mike O'Callaghan Federal Medical Center — Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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