Aromatherapy and Anxiety Study

NYU Langone Health

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pain Related to an Intraarticular Injection; Anxiety Related to Pain Related to an Intraarticular Injection

Treatments: Other: Aromatherapy; Behavioral: Guided Meditation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05832983

23-00170

Details and patient eligibility

About

While intra-articular injections can alleviate pain in orthopedic patients, this can be an anxiety-provoking experience. Adult patients scheduled to receive an injection at the study location will be randomly assigned to one of three groups. The control group (C) will receive the current standard of nursing care. The first experimental group (A) will receive a guided meditation prior to receiving the injection. The second experimental group (B) will receive an Elequil Aromatab and the same guided meditation prior to receiving the injection.

Full description

The objective of the study is to measure the difference in anxiety levels of adult orthopedic patients in need of intra-articular injections who receive a guided meditation only prior to their injection, compared to those who receive a guided meditation and an aromatherapy Elequil Aromatab prior to injection, as well as compared with those who receive the usual standard of care

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patient has an in-office appointment at the NYU Langone Ambulatory Care-23rd Street location with either the Ortho A & B (primarily those patients who may be seeking knee or hip replacement surgery), Hand, or Primary Sport clinics.
• Patient has an order for an intra-articular injection (as determined by clinic MD) and has consented to receiving that treatment.
• Patient is English speaking.

Exclusion criteria

• Patient has a cognitive or physical disability that would interfere with their ability to complete the study's pre and post assessments with RN.
• Patient is found on the pre-injection assessment form to have an intolerance or allergy to lavender, sandalwood, or strong scents in general.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 3 patient groups

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in the control arm will receive the current standard of nursing care for treating anxiety prior to receiving the intra-articular injection (emotional support, distraction, and/or therapeutic touch as necessary).

Experimental Group A

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in Group A will receive a guided meditation prior to receiving the intra-articular injection.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Guided Meditation

Experimental Group B

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in Group B will receive an Elequil Aromatab and the same guided meditation delivered to Group A prior to receiving the intra-articular injection.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Guided Meditation

Other: Aromatherapy