The effect of lavender inhalation aromatherapy on the accuracy, performance and anxiety of nursing students in the Objective Structured Clinical Examination
Determining the effect of lavender inhalation aroma therapy on the accuracy, performance and exam anxiety of nursing students in an objective structured test.
Design
Clinical trial with control group, with parallel groups, randomized, on 60 students. Blocking was used for randomization.
Settings and conduct
Sampling will be done in an easy way among nursing students who meet the admission criteria of Isfahan College of Nursing and Midwifery. Then, they will be randomly assigned to two groups of 30 people, test and control. Before the intervention, the students of the experimental and control groups are asked to answer the Toulouse-Piron drawing accuracy test and Sarason's test anxiety questionnaire. Then the test group will undergo lavender aromatherapy for 10 minutes. Immediately after the therapeutic aroma, the level of accuracy and anxiety of their examination is recorded.
Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
Entry requirements:
1. Interested in participating in research.
Non-entry conditions:
1. Having a history of allergic rhinitis, eczema, or known respiratory problems such as asthma
2. Catching a cold or any other case that affects a person's ability to smell.
3. Drug addiction
4. smoking
5. Suffering from migraine headaches (self-reported)
Intervention groups
Intervention group: The intervention group will undergo aromatherapy with lavender for 10 minutes. In this way, the researcher drips 2 drops of lavender essential oil (a product of Barij Essential Oil Company of Kashan) with a dropper on a 10x10 cloth and attaches it to the clothes of the research unit at a distance of 10 cm from the nose. After that, he is asked to breathe normally for 10 minutes
Control group: no intervention is done and they only complete the questionnaires.
Main outcome variables
accuracy; Function; exam stress
General information
Reason for update
Acronym
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT20111002007692N5
Registration date:2022-07-03, 1401/04/12
Registration timing:prospective
Last update:2022-07-03, 1401/04/12
Update count:0
Registration date
2022-07-03, 1401/04/12
Registrant information
Name
tahere momeni
Name of organization / entity
Isfahan university of medical science
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 913 239 0798
Email address
t_momeni@nm.mui.ac.ir
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Expected recruitment start date
2022-07-22, 1401/04/31
Expected recruitment end date
2023-02-19, 1401/11/30
Actual recruitment start date
empty
Actual recruitment end date
empty
Trial completion date
empty
Scientific title
The effect of lavender inhalation aromatherapy on the accuracy, performance and anxiety of nursing students in the Objective Structured Clinical Examination
Public title
The effect of lavender inhalation aromatherapy on the accuracy, performance and anxiety of students
Purpose
Supportive
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
Interested in participating in research
Exclusion criteria:
Having a history of allergic rhinitis, eczema, or known respiratory problems such as asthma
Catching a cold or any other case that affects a person's ability to smell.
Drug addiction
Using other stress reduction methods including progressive muscle relaxation, music therapy
smoking
Suffering from migraine headaches (self-reported)
History of allergy to lavender (skin or inhalation)
Age
No age limit
Gender
Both
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size:
60
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
Randomized
Randomization description
Block randomization is of size 4. Randomization unit: individual. Randomization tool: random allocation software. Hiding the random chain is by placing patient codes in opaque envelopes.
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Not blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Secondary Ids
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Research Ethics Committees of Nursing, Rehabilitation and Management schools- Isfahan University of
Street address
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Hazar Jarib St
City
Isfahan
Province
Isfehan
Postal code
81746-73461
Approval date
2022-06-10, 1401/03/20
Ethics committee reference number
IR.MUI.NUREMA.REC.1401.045
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
Anxiety
ICD-10 code
F06.4
ICD-10 code description
Anxiety disorder due to known physiological condition
Primary outcomes
1
Description
The score obtained from the Toulouse Pieron drawing test
Timepoint
Immediately before and immediately after aromatherapy
Method of measurement
the Toulouse Pieron drawing test
Secondary outcomes
1
Description
The score obtained from the Sarason test anxiety questionnaire
Timepoint
Immediately before and immediately after aromatherapy
Method of measurement
the Sarason test anxiety questionnaire
Intervention groups
1
Description
Intervention group: Before the intervention, the students of the experimental group are asked to answer the Toulouse-Piron drawing accuracy test and Sarason's test anxiety questionnaire. Then the test group will be subjected to aromatherapy with lavender essential oil for 10 minutes, in this way the researcher drips 2 drops of 100% pure lavender essential oil (product of Barij Essential Oil Company of Kashan) with a dropper on a 10x10 cloth. And it is attached to the clothes of the research unit with a clip at a distance of 20 cm from the nose. After that, he is asked to breathe for 10 minutes; The intervention is implemented in a separate class that is already prepared for the intervention. Immediately after the therapeutic aroma, the level of accuracy and anxiety of their exam is recorded again.
Category
Other
2
Description
Control group: Before conducting the study, the students of the control group are asked to answer the Toulouse-Piron drawing accuracy test and Sarason's test anxiety questionnaire. Immediately after the end of the study, the level of accuracy and anxiety of their exam will be recorded again. The control group acted according to the clinical skills laboratory program and there was no intervention by the researcher for them.
Category
Other
Recruitment centers
1
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Tahere Momeni
Street address
Hazar Jarib Street, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
City
Isfahan
Province
Isfehan
Postal code
81746-73461
Phone
+98 31 3668 0048
Email
t_momeni@nm.mui.ac.ir
Sponsors / Funding sources
1
Sponsor
Name of organization / entity
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Dr. Mansour Siavash
Street address
Hazar Jarib Street, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
City
Isfahan
Province
Isfehan
Postal code
81746-73461
Phone
+98 31 3668 8138
Email
research@mui.ac.ir
Grant name
Grant code / Reference number
Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
Yes
Title of funding source
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Proportion provided by this source
100
Public or private sector
Public
Domestic or foreign origin
Domestic
Category of foreign source of funding
empty
Country of origin
Type of organization providing the funding
Academic
Person responsible for general inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Tahere Momeni
Position
Faculty instructor
Latest degree
Master
Other areas of specialty/work
Nursery
Street address
Hazar Jarib Street, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
City
Isfahan
Province
Isfehan
Postal code
81746-73461
Phone
+98 31 3668 0048
Email
t_momeni@nm.mui.ac.ir
Person responsible for scientific inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Tahere Momeni
Position
Faculty instructor
Latest degree
Master
Other areas of specialty/work
Nursery
Street address
Hazar Jarib Street, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
City
Isfahan
Province
Isfehan
Postal code
81746-73461
Phone
+98 31 3668 0048
Email
t_momeni@nm.mui.ac.ir
Person responsible for updating data
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Tahere Momeni
Position
Faculty instructor
Latest degree
Master
Other areas of specialty/work
Nursery
Street address
Hazar Jarib Street, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
City
Isfahan
Province
Isfehan
Postal code
81746-73461
Phone
+98 31 3668 0048
Email
t_momeni@nm.mui.ac.ir
Sharing plan
Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD)
Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available
Study Protocol
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Statistical Analysis Plan
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Informed Consent Form
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Clinical Study Report
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Analytic Code
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Data Dictionary
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