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The Use of Aromatherapy for Symptom Management

NCT02163369 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2015-02-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this pilot study is to introduce the use of aromatherapy/essential oils to medical oncology patients at Central DuPage Hospital to assess their perceived effectiveness to relieve symptoms of nausea or vomiting and/or anxiety.

Peppermint oil will be used for nausea/vomiting and lavender oil will be used for anxiety. This study will involve administration of aromatherapy to a convenience sample of patients, who will then be asked to complete a brief questionnaire. The questionnaire will involve a simple likert scale to measure efficacy (in the opinion of the patient) and simple multiple-choice questions to determine patients' likeliness to use aromatherapy again.

Conditions

  • Nausea, Vomiting and Anxiety Associated With Medical Oncology Patients

Interventions

DRUG

Peppermint and Lavender Essential Oils

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Central DuPage Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mary Lyons, MSN, APN/CNS, RN-BC, ONC · Central DuPage Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-07-31
Primary Completion
2015-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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