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Aromatherapy and Music for Nurses' Stress

This study is looking at whether using lavender-chamomile aromatherapy oil and listening to music can help reduce stress in nurses. If you are a nurse working in the CCU at NM AMC and provide direct patient care, you might be able to join. Participants will use the aromatherapy oil and listen to music during a 20-minute break once per shift for 8 weeks. Researchers will measure your stress levels using a questionnaire (Beck Anxiety Inventory) before and after this 10-week period to see if your stress has decreased. This study aims to find new ways to support nurses who often experience high levels of stress and anxiety at work.

Study design
This is an interventional study with one experimental group, meaning all 25 participants will receive the aromatherapy and music intervention.
What's involved
You would self-administer lavender-chamomile aromatherapy oil and listen to music during a 20-minute rest break once per shift for 8 weeks. You will also complete a stress questionnaire before and after the 10-week intervention period.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your stress levels will be measured again after the 10-week intervention period.

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NCT07732179

Aromatherapy and Music Impact on Nurses' Stress at Work

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalSupportive care
Northwestern University
~25 participants
Updated 2026-07-30 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:lavender-chamomile aromatherapy oil and music

At a glance

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What they're measuring
Measure of workplace stress
Measured over The Beck Anxiety Inventory will be given before the intervention begins. After the 10 week intervention period, the participants will be asked to complete the Beck Anxiety Inventory again as a post-intervention measure.
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Conditions

Stress

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Illinois1

Study leadership

  • Angela Maeder, PhD, RNC-OB · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Northwestern Medicine

Who to contact

Angela Maeder, PhD, RNC-OB
[email protected]
3129269258
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

CCU nurses at NM AMC providing direct patient care.

Exclusion

not currently pregnant
no allergies to essential oils.

What this trial measures

  • Measure of workplace stressThe Beck Anxiety Inventory will be given before the intervention begins. After the 10 week intervention period, the participants will be asked to complete the Beck Anxiety Inventory again as a post-intervention measure.

    The Beck Anxiety Inventory will be used to measure workplace stress. Scores on this tool range from a total of 0 to 63. There are 21 items and each item can receive a score of 0 to 3. Higher scores are associated with higher stress/anxiety.

  • stressThe intervention time period is 10 weeks.

    The Beck Anxiety Inventory will be used to assess levels of workplace stress before and after this intervention.