Clinical Research Directory
Browse clinical research sites, groups, and studies.
Assessment of the Aromatherapy to Alleviate Peri Operative Anxiety in Ambulatory Elective Upper Limb Surgery Under Loco-regional Anesthesia
Sponsor: University Hospital, Lille
Summary
AROMA study is a randomised controlled parallel-group single-site study. Patients randomized in the experimental group benefit from the aromatherapy at their arrival in the operating theatre in the recovery room. 2 drops of essential oils are applied on a compress placed next to the head of the patient. This compress is kept until the patient is leaving the operating theatre. Patients randomized in the control group don't benefit from the aromatherapy. The anxiety evolution is measured in both groups with the Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS). The hypothesis is that aromatherapy alleviate peri operative anxiety during an ambulatory elective upper limb surgery under loco-regional anesthesia.
Official title: Aromatherapy and Peri Operative Anxiety : Assessment in Ambulatory Elective Upper Limb Surgery Under Loco-regional Anesthesia, a Randomized Controlled Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 90 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
289
Start Date
2018-09-14
Completion Date
2024-09-14
Last Updated
2026-05-22
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Olfactory aromatherapy
2 drops of the essential oil choosed by the patient are applied on a compress placed next to his head from his arrival in the recovery room to his leaving from the operating theatre. The method of administration is the respiratory tract..
without aromatherapy
no intervention
Locations (1)
Centre hospitalier
Valenciennes, France