Effectiveness of Lemon Essential Oil of Aromatherapy in Reducing Test Anxiety in Nursing Students

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04426799
• Recruitment Status: Completed
• First Posted: June 11, 2020
• Last Update Posted: June 11, 2020
• Sponsor: Ataturk University
• Information provided by (Responsible Party): gülcan bahcecioğlu, Ataturk University

Tracking Information

• First Submitted Date: May 28, 2020
• First Posted Date: June 11, 2020
• Last Update Posted Date: June 11, 2020
• Actual Study Start Date: January 15, 2020
• Actual Primary Completion Date: January 15, 2020 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Current Primary Outcome Measures (submitted: June 8, 2020)

• Personal Information Form [ Time Frame: 30 minutes ]
  The personal information form contained nine questions on age, gender, education level, profession, place of residence, socio-economic status and total GPA (Grade Point Average).
• Test Anxiety Scale (TAS) [ Time Frame: 30 minutes ]
  Developed by Bozkurt (2019), the scale evaluates the degree of anxiety students feel before a test on a scale of 0 to 10. A score of 0 indicates no anxiety, while a score of 10 indicates severe anxiety 28
• State Test Anxiety Scale [ Time Frame: 30 minutes ]
  Developed by Şahin in 2019, this scale determines students' anxiety levels before a test. It is a 4-point Likert-type scale consisting of three sub-dimensions and 22 items. The cognitive dimension consists of nine items (3, 4, 7, 9, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22), wherein the lowest possible score is nine and the highest score is 36. The psychosocial dimension consists of five items (6, 10, 12, 13, 21), wherein the lowest possible score is 5 and the highest score is 20. The physiological dimension includes eight items (1, 2, 5, 8, 11, 15, 17, 19), wherein the lowest possible score is 8 and the highest score is 32. Possible scores on the scale ranged between 22 and 88

• Original Primary Outcome Measures: Same as current
• Change History: No Changes Posted
• Current Secondary Outcome Measures: Not Provided
• Original Secondary Outcome Measures: Not Provided
• Current Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures: Not Provided
• Original Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures: Not Provided

Descriptive Information

• Brief Title: Effectiveness of Lemon Essential Oil of Aromatherapy in Reducing Test Anxiety in Nursing Students
• Official Title: Lemon Essential Oil in Reducing Test Anxiety
• Brief Summary: This study examines the effectiveness of lemon essential oil in reducing test anxiety in first-year nursing students.
• Detailed Description: While studies on the role of aromatherapy in reducing test anxiety exist, those evaluating the effects of lemon essential oil on test anxiety are extremely limited. In this study, the effect of a different aromatherapy application on reducing test anxiety was tried to be determined by using lemon essential oil. It is envisaged to provide an alternative aromatherapy application to students and educators to reduce test anxiety through the results obtained in the study.
• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Phase: Not Applicable

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Intervention Model Description:

: A randomized, pre-test-post-test design was carried out to examine the effectiveness of lemon essential oil in reducing test anxiety in first-year students of the Faculty of Medical Sciences of a private university in Istanbul.

Masking: Single (Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Supportive Care

• Condition: Nursing Student

Intervention

Other: lemon essential oil

A randomized, pre-test-post-test design was carried out to examine the effectiveness of lemon essential oil in reducing test anxiety in first-year students of the Faculty of Medical Sciences of a private university in Istanbul

Study Arms

• No Intervention: Control group
  no application
• Experimental: Experimental group
  application is done
  Intervention: Other: lemon essential oil

• Publications *: Not Provided

Recruitment Information

• Recruitment Status: Completed
• Actual Enrollment (submitted: June 8, 2020): 46
• Original Actual Enrollment: Same as current
• Actual Study Completion Date: January 15, 2020
• Actual Primary Completion Date: January 15, 2020 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• No respiratory system diseases (Asthma, Flu etc.)
• no allergy to any smell, no pregnancy status,
• absence of epilepsy discomfort,
• not having a condition that prevents smell, not using any medication that will affect heart rate and blood pressure,

exclusion criteria

• Any respiratory system disease (Asthma, Flu, etc.).
• have a known allergic response to essential oil to be used,
• Lack of smell, use of any medication affecting heart rate and blood pressure,
• to use other complementary medicine practices

Sex/Gender

• Sexes Eligible for Study: All

• Ages: Child, Adult, Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Contacts: Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
• Listed Location Countries: Turkey

Administrative Information

• NCT Number: NCT04426799
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2020/1
• Has Data Monitoring Committee: Yes

U.S. FDA-regulated Product

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No

IPD Sharing Statement

• Plan to Share IPD: No

• Current Responsible Party: gülcan bahcecioğlu, Ataturk University
• Original Responsible Party: Same as current
• Current Study Sponsor: Ataturk University
• Original Study Sponsor: Same as current
• Collaborators: Not Provided

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Züfünaz Özer; Sabahattin Zaim University

• PRS Account: Ataturk University
• Verification Date: June 2020