Lavender scent may soothe anxiety and pain, study finds
NCT ID NCT07305493
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether inhaling lavender essential oil can help reduce anxiety and pain in people with moderate to severe pain. 68 adults who had pain but no allergy to lavender took part. They either inhaled lavender oil or a placebo for 30 minutes, and their anxiety and pain levels were measured before and after. The goal was to see if a natural substance in lavender called linalool could act as an anxiety reliever.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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68 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Finished
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May 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patient that complains about pain (acute or chronic) that do not have any allergic history of lavender * Patient doesnt have any abnormalities / disease in olfactory/respiratory * Pain are classified as moderate to severe pain (higher than 4 points in NRS) * Patient is not in pregnant conditions Exclusion Criteria: * Exposure are not completed for 30 minutes due to any cause * Consuming any pain relieving drug (such as NSAID) 1 hour before exposure or in the middle between pre and post-test period * Any adverse event that associated to exposure or did not associated to exposure * There is or appears to be an allergy to lavender aromatherapy ingredients.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ludira Husada Hospital
Yogyakarta, D.I.Yogyakarta, 55244, Indonesia
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