Lavender Aromatherapy to Decrease Anxiety/Pain Perception During Office Hysteroscopy

Summary

Office hysteroscopy is an invaluable practice to treat a myriad of gynecological processes. However, a limiting factor is the perceived pain and anxiety. In a randomized pilot study, treatment with lavender aromatherapy will significantly decrease the stress/anxiety levels associated with office hysteroscopy, as measured on a visual analogue scale and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) questionnaire when compared to control subjects receiving distilled water placebo.

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Start

2024-06-01

Primary completion

2025-04-21

Completion

2025-04-21

Publications

• Background Buzzaccarini G, Alonso Pacheco L, Vitagliano A, Haimovich S, Chiantera V, Torok P, Vitale SG, Lagana AS, Carugno J. Pain Management during Office Hysteroscopy: An Evidence-Based Approach. Medicina (Kaunas). 2022 Aug 20;58(8):1132. doi: 10.3390/medicina58081132.
• Background Fouks Y, Kern G, Cohen A, Reicher L, Shapira Z, Many A, Yogev Y, Rattan G. A virtual reality system for pain and anxiety management during outpatient hysteroscopy-A randomized control trial. Eur J Pain. 2022 Mar;26(3):600-609. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1882. Epub 2021 Nov 23.
• Background Gambadauro P, Navaratnarajah R, Carli V. Anxiety at outpatient hysteroscopy. Gynecol Surg. 2015;12(3):189-196. doi: 10.1007/s10397-015-0895-3. Epub 2015 May 13.
• Background Vitale SG, Caruso S, Ciebiera M, Torok P, Tesarik J, Vilos GA, Cholkeri-Singh A, Gulino FA, Kamath MS, Cianci A. Management of anxiety and pain perception in women undergoing office hysteroscopy: a systematic review. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2020 Apr;301(4):885-894. doi: 10.1007/s00404-020-05460-2. Epub 2020 Mar 5.

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