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Can lavender and lullabies help kids with epilepsy sleep better?

NCT ID NCT07827729

Symptom relief Sponsor: Kafkas University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 18, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026

Summary

Researchers are testing whether lavender aromatherapy or calming music can improve sleep and brain oxygen levels in children with epilepsy. The trial enrolls 90 children who have generalized tonic-clonic seizures and take at least one anti-seizure drug. Children are assigned to receive aromatherapy, music listening, or routine care alone. The team measures sleep with a wrist monitor and brain oxygen with a noninvasive sensor.

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Active substance
Lavender aromatherapy by inhalation and calming music listening
What this could lead to
If these approaches help, they could offer simple, drug-free ways to support sleep and brain oxygen levels in children with epilepsy.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early study. Sleep and oxygen changes may not translate into meaningful health benefits, and aromatherapy or music could have little effect beyond routine care.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

90 people

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Started

Feb 2023

Finished

Dec 2023

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

3 to 18 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Generalized tonic-clonic seizure, * Children who take at least one antiepileptic drug. Exclusion Criteria: * Children with hearing problems, * Children with resistant epilepsy, * Children diagnosed with sleep disorders, * Children diagnosed with neurological, psychiatric, or medical disorders other than epilepsy, * Children with allergies, * Children with impaired sense of smell, * Children whose parents did not give consent were excluded from the study.

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Conditions

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epilepsy

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Epilepsy

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • İnönü University Turgut Özal Medical Center

    Malatya, Turkey (Türkiye)

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