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Aromatherapy Using a Nasal Clip After Surgery

NCT02189980 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2016-01-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this follow up study is to determine the duration of action regarding aromatherapy to treat nausea occurring postoperatively.

Conditions

  • Post-operative Nausea

Interventions

OTHER

Aromatherapy blend

A blend of 45% ginger, 25% peppermint, 5% spearmint, and 25% cardamom essential oils

OTHER

Duration of effectiveness of the essential oil blend

Evidence of effectiveness of tested aromatherapy blend in reducing symptoms of post-operative nausea as measured by patient self-report using Likert-type scale measure immediately to one-day post-operative.

OTHER

Participant comfort using the nasal clip delivery system

Comfort of participants using nasal clip delivery system for aromatherapy will be measured by self-report using Likert-type scale immediately to one-day post-operative.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences

    collaborator OTHER

  • Balanced Health plus

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Ronald Hunt, MD · Balanced Health plus

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-06-30
Primary Completion
2016-08-31
Completion
2016-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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