Effect of Essential Oils in Aromatherapy on Emotional Relaxation

Healthy Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effect of Essential Oils in Aromatherapy on Emotional Relaxation

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01443871
• Other study ID #: WP-5102031
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 28, 2011
• Last updated: May 26, 2015
• Start date: September 2011
• Est. completion date: December 2014

Study information

• Verified date: May 2015
• Source: University of Phayao
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Thailand: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine and compare electroencephalography (EEG) changes in human subjects directly after inhalation of essential oils from five Thai aromatherapies. The investigators hypothesize that essential oils from Thai aromatherapies may influence the human EEG involving emotional relaxation particularly alpha wave EEG.

Description:

The subjects consisted of 22 male and 26 female subjects , ages between 20 to 30 years (mean age, 23.3 years). They were screened for excessive nasal congestion, drug and food taken, and neurological disorders prior to participation in the experiment. The experiments were approved by the Ethical Committee for Research Involving Human Research Subject, Naresuan University. All subjects read and signed an informed consent before participation.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 48
• Est. completion date: December 2014
• Est. primary completion date: December 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 60 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• > 18 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

• excessive nasal congestion

• neurological disorders prior to participation in the experiment

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Healthy

Intervention

Other:
• Aromatherapy
Subject will assigned inhale aromatherapy
• Pure water
Subject will assigned inhale Pure water

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Thailand	Surasak Saokaew	Muang	Phayao
Thailand	University of Phayao	Muang	Phayao

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Phayao

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Thailand, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	electroencephalography (EEG) changes	The EEG was assessed for 10 minutes in each period; baseline, during and after inhaled the essential oil	baseline, 10 minutes	No