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2024-10-26 @ 3:40 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT06603896
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
None
First Post:
2024-09-07
Brief Title:
Effects of Different Aroma-therapies on Nursing Students
Sponsor:
None
Organization:
None
Study Overview
Official Title:
Effects of Single and Combined Aromatherapy on Nursing Student Anxiety Test Anxiety Nausea or Queasiness Exam Grades GPA and Perceived Stress
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2024-09
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
No
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
The aim of this study is to investigate the use of lavender and citrus inhalation aromatherapy on anxiety test anxiety and sleep quality in Pace University sophomore junior and senior nursing majors Anxiety particularly test anxiety is a ubiquitous problem among nursing students Test anxiety is a type of state anxiety experienced as concern or fear before during or following a test or performance assessment While some anxiety may enhance the performance of a student test anxiety often negatively effects performance Although test anxiety can be incapacitating to any student in nursing students it can not only have a negative impact on learning it is a major cause for under-achievement and prevents some students from reaching their academic potential since they are enrolled in a high-stakes program
Treatment for test anxiety includes counseling desensitization therapy relaxation therapies and aromatherapy Aromatherapy with its focus on the therapeutic use of plant oils has the ability to decrease anxiety in humans through the use of natural oils particularly Lavandula angustifolia lavender without the potential for adverse reactions or side effects of conventional anxiolytic drugs
Research on the efficacy of aromatherapy on test anxiety in college and nursing students shows mixed results A variety of designs and essential oil scents either mixed or single were used with subjects eg lavender rosemary peppermint lemon and the vehicles used to administer the oils eg room diffused inhalation non-absorbent cloth infused lavender for the aromatherapy vary
However studies using lavender essential oil to reduce anxiety in college students nursing students and patients demonstrated that lavender overall acted as an effective anxiolytic in reducing the stress of test taking especially with lower levels of anxiety Thus lavender essential oil could benefit nursing students in reducing test anxiety and has great potential in benefiting all students in test and anxiety reduction provided the person is not allergic to the oil There is support for the notion that aromatherapy is a safe intervention in a systematic review on the anxiolytic effects of aromatherapy in people with anxiety symptoms no participants reported experiencing any adverse effects The use of lavender also appears to help sleep without the adverse effects of commonly used drugs The anxiolytic effects of the oil might reduce unhealthy behaviors that students engage in eg alcohol and drug useoveruse to reduce stress and relax and positively affect sleep In a 2015-2016 study of Pace nursing students the results showed improvement in sleep and test anxiety although the sample was small
Treatment for test anxiety includes counseling desensitization therapy relaxation therapies and aromatherapy Aromatherapy with its focus on the therapeutic use of plant oils has the ability to decrease anxiety in humans through the use of natural oils particularly Lavandula angustifolia lavender without the potential for adverse reactions or side effects of conventional anxiolytic drugs
Research on the efficacy of aromatherapy on test anxiety in college and nursing students shows mixed results A variety of designs and essential oil scents either mixed or single were used with subjects eg lavender rosemary peppermint lemon and the vehicles used to administer the oils eg room diffused inhalation non-absorbent cloth infused lavender for the aromatherapy vary
However studies using lavender essential oil to reduce anxiety in college students nursing students and patients demonstrated that lavender overall acted as an effective anxiolytic in reducing the stress of test taking especially with lower levels of anxiety Thus lavender essential oil could benefit nursing students in reducing test anxiety and has great potential in benefiting all students in test and anxiety reduction provided the person is not allergic to the oil There is support for the notion that aromatherapy is a safe intervention in a systematic review on the anxiolytic effects of aromatherapy in people with anxiety symptoms no participants reported experiencing any adverse effects The use of lavender also appears to help sleep without the adverse effects of commonly used drugs The anxiolytic effects of the oil might reduce unhealthy behaviors that students engage in eg alcohol and drug useoveruse to reduce stress and relax and positively affect sleep In a 2015-2016 study of Pace nursing students the results showed improvement in sleep and test anxiety although the sample was small
Detailed Description:
The study will identify subjects test anxiety and poor sleep quality and reduction in anxiety prior to during performance assessments as a result of the anxiolytic properties of the lavender essential oil inhaler we will provide them with and potentially improvement in quality of sleep Studies using lavender essential oil to reduce anxiety in college students and patients demonstrated that lavender overall acted as an effective anxiolytic in reducing the stress of test taking especially with lower levels of anxiety Thus lavender essential oil could benefit nursing students in reducing test anxiety and has great potential in benefiting all students in test and anxiety reduction provided the person is not allergic to the oil The use of lavender also appears to help sleep without the adverse effects of commonly used drugs Further the anxiolytic effects of the oil might reduce unhealthy behaviors that students engage in eg alcohol and drug useoveruse to reduce stress and relax and positively affect sleep
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
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Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
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Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None