Lavender During Intrauterine Insemination

Mayo Clinic

Status: Completed

Conditions: Anxiety; Infertility, Female

Treatments: Other: Water; Other: Lavender

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03461055

17-001147

Details and patient eligibility

About

The Researchers hope to learn if by using lavender aromatherapy during an intrauterine insemination patients have decreased anxiety and pain at the time of the procedure.

Full description

Infertility patients have a high level of anxiety before and during infertility treatments due to anticipated discomfort of a procedure and anticipation of a long awaited pregnancy. Aromatherapy with lavender, an essential oil, has been shown to be effective in reducing anxiety and pain in a variety of procedures such as Botox injections, cesarean delivery and intrauterine device placement.

Enrollment: 62 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Women undergoing intrauterine insemination
• English speaking

Exclusion criteria

• Allergy to lavender oil or its components
• Currently using aromatherapy
• Contraindication to intrauterine insemination
• Contraindication to pregnancy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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62 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Lavender

Experimental group

Description:

Lavandula angustifolia aromatherapy. 1 drop on a cotton ball placed in a porous pouch. Given to patients at the time of their intrauterine insemination.

Treatment:

Other: Lavender

Water

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

1 drop of water on a cotton ball placed in a porous pouch. Given to patients at the time of their intrauterine insemination.

Treatment:

Other: Water