The Impact of Preoperative Aromatherapy Upon Time to First Analgesia Request After Cesarean Section

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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one of the main aims of anesthesia is to reduce postoperative pain. However, many drugs that are used for this purpose, especially opioids, have side effects such as respiratory distress, nausea, itching, and gastrointestinal bleeding . Recent studies have indicated interest in using complementary therapies such as heat and cold therapy, hypnotism.

Detailed Description
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Pain is amongst the most common problems after surgery (1). Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience, which is associated with the real or probably damage of tissue. Unrelieved postoperative pain in addition to creating fears in the surgical patients, it makes adverse psychological impact on them The uncontrolled postoperative pain will make a lot of acute and chronic effects, including systemic mediators, hypercoagulability, postoperative immunosuppression, and delayed wound healing So, one of the main aims of anesthesia is to reduce postoperative pain. However, many drugs that are used for this purpose, especially opioids, have side effects such as respiratory distress, nausea, itching, and gastrointestinal bleeding. Recent studies have indicated interest in using complementary therapies such as heat and cold therapy, hypnotism.

Official Title
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The Impact of Preoperative Aromatherapy Upon Time to First Analgesia Request and Consumption After Cesarean Section; Randomized Clinical Trial

Conditions
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Pain

Intervention / Treatment
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* Drug: aromatherapy blend containing Lavender


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Age between 20 and 40 years Body mass index (BMI) of 18-35 kg/m2 Patients with the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I/II, Patients scheduled for elective cesarean section. Exclusion Criteria: Patient refusal Allergy to local anaesthetics Anosmia Coagulopathy, Chronic pain syndromes Prolonged opioid medication Patients who received any analgesic 24 h before surgery.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 20 Years
Maximum Age: 40 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Active Comparator: Group A aromatherapy<br>three drops of aromatherapy blend containing Lavender essence 10% were poured on cotton in cast containers, and the patient was asked to inhale it for 5 minutes from a distance of 10 cm | Drug: aromatherapy blend containing Lavender<br>* hree drops of aromatherapy blend containing Lavender essence 10% were poured on cotton in cast containers, and the patient was asked to inhale it for 5 minutes from a distance of 10 cm<br>|
| No Intervention: Group B Control<br>No intervention | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| time to first analgesia request | time to first analgesia request in minutes | 24 hours | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Total daily consumption of analgesia | intravenous keteloac total consumption in the 1st 24 hours | 24 hours |