Lavender Oil Inhalation Help to Overcome Dental Anxiety Among Children

Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dental Anxiety; Aromatherapy; Anxiety Disorder

Treatments: Other: Pain scale - 1; Other: Pain scale - 2; Behavioral: Inhalation; Other: Anxiety scale

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04115891

07

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of lavender oil (Lavandula angustifolia) on anxiety, pain and vital signs (blood pressure, heart rate and saturation) among children planned to undergone surgical intervention.

Full description

Lavender oil has sedative properties. Dental anxiety is one of the most common obstacles to dental care, especially for children ranges from 3% to 43% in different populations. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to investigate the use of lavender oil inhalation and to assess the correlation of anxiety and vital signs among children during a stressful surgical dental intervention. This study design was constructed according to the vital sign evaluations, anxiety and pain scores. Primary hypothesis was that of lavender oil inhalation prior to surgical dental interventions would affect vital signs and consequently reduce anxiety and perception of pain in children.

Enrollment: 126 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 12 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• being between 6 and 12 years of age
• children who are determined as Frankl 2, 3 or 4
• intellectually sufficient to complete the anxiety scale
• volunteer to take part in the study
• whose parents were willing to participate into the study

Exclusion criteria

• aged under 6
• has cognitive, cooperation (i.ex. Frankl 1) or systemic problems
• common allergies or dental pain

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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126 participants in 2 patient groups

Lavender oil group

Experimental group

Description:

100 % pure, high strength lavender oil inhalation in a separate room for 3 minutes, prior to tooth extractions. Anxiety scale (FIS) Pain scale 1 (FLACC) Pain scale 2 (WBS) Vital signs 1 (systolic and diastolic blood pressure) Vital signs 2 (heart rate) Vital signs 3 (saturation)

Treatment:

Other: Pain scale - 1

Other: Pain scale - 2

Other: Anxiety scale

Behavioral: Inhalation

Control group

Sham Comparator group

Description:

No application prior to interventions. No lavender oil inhalation. Anxiety scale (FIS) Pain scale 1 (FLACC) Pain scale (WBS) Vital signs 1 (systolic and diastolic blood pressure) Vital signs 2 (heart rate) Vital signs 3 (saturation)

Treatment:

Other: Pain scale - 1

Other: Pain scale - 2

Other: Anxiety scale