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Efficacy of Lavender Aromatherapy on Anxiety and Pain Reduction During Awake Otolaryngologic Procedures

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · NCT07299474

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
184
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
December 2025
Record last updated
December 23, 2025

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What the study is about

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of lavender aromatherapy in adult patients undergoing awake otolaryngologic procedures in the outpatient clinic setting. The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • Does lavender aromatherapy help reduce anxiety and/or pain, and improve patient comfort during awake otolaryngologic procedures in the clinic?
  • Do patients subjectively find aromatherapy relaxing and/or beneficial during the procedure?

Researchers will compare lavender aromatherapy to placebo (an odorless liquid) to see if lavender aromatherapy helps improve patient comfort during their awake procedure

Participants will

  • Have their scheduled procedure performed with lavender aromatherapy or placebo during the duration of the procedure
  • Take a short, less than 1 minute questionnaire both before and after the procedure, describing their levels of anxiety, pain and subjective impressions of the aromatherapy

Being studied: Lavender Aromatherapy; Placebo Aromatherapy

Conditions: Inferior Turbinate Hypertrophy; Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS); Rhinitis, Vasomotor; Thyroid Nodules; Vocal Fold Immobility

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Adults ≥18 years old undergoing awake otolaryngologic procedures in the outpatient clinic
  • Able to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

  • Hypersensitivity to fragrances
  • Taking systemic NSAIDs or other systemic pain-relieving medications within 48 hours
  • Taking anxiolytics, hypnotics, sedating antihistamines, antidepressants on regular basis within 4 weeks
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Participation in another clinical research study within the prior 30 days

Recruiting US locations

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Dhruv S Kothari, MD · 310-560-7331 · dhruv.kothari@cshs.org
  • Ankona Ghosh, MD · 213-300-7972 · ankona.ghosh@cshs.org
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