Pakseresht 2016.

Study name	The survey effect of lavender aromatherapy on the pain level after cesarean section among women referred to Al‐Zahra hospital in Rasht in 2016‐ 2017
Methods	Randomised controlled trial; double‐blinded
Participants	Inclusion criteria: pain VAS score higher than 3; using spinal anaesthesia; use of a type of anaesthetic (bupivacaine 0.05); no concurrent operation; duration of operation less than 90 minutes; full term pregnancy; no history of allergies to medicinal plants, anosmia, migraines, chronic headaches, coagulation disorders, polyhydramnios, diabetes, preeclampsia, twin pregnancy. Exclusion criteria: nausea, vomiting; allergy or absence of patients satisfaction after first dose of aromatherapy. Target sample size: 110 women
Interventions	Intervention: 5 drops (100%) lavender essence on a cotton swab and the swab will be placed for 3 minutes in the oxygen mask 4 hours after the surgery Control: 5 drops of placebo will be applied on a cotton swab and the swab will be placed for 3 minutes in the oxygen mask
Outcomes	Primary: pain (VAS) Secondary: respiratory rate, pulse rate and blood pressure
Starting date	22 August 2016
Contact information	Dr Sedigheh Pakseresht PhD Shahid Beheshti School of Nursing and Midwifery, Daneshjoo St., Shahid Beheshti Highway, Rasht, 39841‐41469, Iran +98 911 331 5015 | +98 13 3355 0097 | paksersht@yahoo.com
Notes	IRCT2016072529063N1 | No data provided