What is the current state of anxiety and its related factors in Chinese patients undergoing colonoscopy? A cross-sectional study.
Qian-Qian Yue, Ge-Hui Feng, Tong Peng...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40016795Actively Recruiting
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Effect of Lavender and Bergamot Aromatherapy Before Colonoscopy on Anxiety, Vital Signs, and Feelings of Embarrassment
Led by Eastern Mediterranean University · Updated on 2025-07-16
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Research Sites
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What this Trial Is About
This research aims to explore how aromatherapy using lavender and bergamot essential oils affects anxiety, vital signs, and feelings of embarrassment in patients before undergoing colonoscopy. Colonoscopy is often associated with pain, discomfort, anxiety, fear of diagnosis, and embarrassment due to privacy concerns. The study seeks to fill a gap in current knowledge and help develop nursing interventions to reduce these negative feelings in patients facing colonoscopy. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of three groups: inhaling lavender essential oil, inhaling bergamot essential oil, or inhaling an odorless substance (distilled water) as a placebo. Each participant will inhale their assigned substance through cotton pads placed near their nose for 20 minutes before the colonoscopy procedure. This intervention takes place in a pre-procedure waiting area under supervision. During the study, researchers will measure anxiety levels using the State Anxiety Inventory immediately before and 30 minutes after the intervention. They will also assess feelings of embarrassment right after the colonoscopy using the Colonoscopy Embarrassment Scale. Vital signs will be monitored as part of the evaluation. The study starts in January 2025 and ends in November 2025, with participants involved primarily around the time of their colonoscopy.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Effect of Aromatherapy on Anxiety in Colonoscopy Patients
Who Can Participate
Age: 18Years +
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients over 18 years of age
- Patients undergoing a colonoscopy
- Patients capable of reading and understanding the study instructions
You will not qualify if you...
- Patients who refuse to participate in the study
- Patients allergic to lavender or bergamot essential oils used in the study
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Your Study Journey
Screening
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Treatment
Duration - 20 minutes
Participants inhale lavender or bergamot essential oil, or a placebo, for 20 minutes prior to the colonoscopy to assess effects on anxiety and feelings of embarrassment.
1 pre-procedure visit (in-person)
Follow-up
Duration - Approximately 1 hour
Participants' anxiety and embarrassment levels are assessed immediately before, 30 minutes after the intervention, and after the colonoscopy procedure.
Assessments occur before and after colonoscopy procedure
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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Famagusta State Hospital
Famagusta, Cyprus, 99450
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Research Team
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Eray Yucedag, MSc student
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Sevinc Tastan, Prof.
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
OTHER
Number of Arms
3
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