Lavender aromatherapy for anxiety and pain during awake ear, nose, and throat procedures
Official title: Efficacy Of Lavender Aromatherapy on Anxiety and Pain Reduction During Awake Otolaryngologic Procedures
Run by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · NCT07299474 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This tests whether lavender aromatherapy used during awake ear, nose, and throat clinic procedures can reduce anxiety and pain in adults.
Quick facts
| Study type | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 184 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Los Angeles, California) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | December 2025 |
| Main results expected | January 2027 |
| Study ends | January 2028 |
| Registry record updated | December 23, 2025 |
| Trial ID | NCT07299474 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Adults aged 18 or older scheduled for awake otolaryngologic outpatient procedures who can give informed consent and do not meet exclusion criteria are ideal candidates.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients with fragrance hypersensitivity, those taking excluded pain or sedative medications, pregnant or breastfeeding people, or those under 18 are unlikely to benefit or be eligible.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
Adults scheduled for awake otolaryngologic procedures in an outpatient clinic receive either lavender aromatherapy or a placebo (an odorless liquid) during their procedure. Participants complete brief questionnaires measuring anxiety, pain, and subjective impressions immediately before and after the procedure. The intervention is applied for the duration of the clinic procedure at Cedars-Sinai Otolaryngology Clinics. Key exclusions include fragrance hypersensitivity, recent use of systemic pain or sedative medications, pregnancy or breastfeeding, and recent participation in other clinical research.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could offer a low-risk, non-drug way to reduce anxiety and pain and improve comfort during awake ENT clinic procedures.
How similar studies have gone: Some small studies in perioperative and dental settings have reported modest anxiety reduction with lavender aromatherapy, but results are mixed and its use in awake ENT clinic procedures is not well studied.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults ≥18 years old undergoing awake otolaryngologic procedures in the outpatient clinic * Able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Hypersensitivity to fragrances * Taking systemic NSAIDs or other systemic pain-relieving medications within 48 hours * Taking anxiolytics, hypnotics, sedating antihistamines, antidepressants on regular basis within 4 weeks * Pregnant or breastfeeding * Participation in another clinical research study within the prior 30 days
Where it's running
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Otolaryngology Clinics
Los Angeles, California, United States Recruiting
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Ankona Ghosh, MD — Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Study coordinator: Dhruv S Kothari, MD
- Email: dhruv.kothari@cshs.org
- Phone: 310-560-7331
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.