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Aromatherapy for Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Children

NCT02663154 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 39

Last updated 2016-01-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is one of the most common postoperative complications of general anesthesia in pediatrics. Pediatric rates of nausea and vomiting are approximately double those of adult patients. Aromatherapy has recently been shown to reduce PONV in adults, but the effect in paediatric patients is unknown. The goal of this study is to determine the feasibility of a large-scale study in the paediatric population.

Conditions

  • Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

Interventions

DRUG

Aromatherapy inhaler

Inhalation of commercial essential oil preparation (QueaseEASE) delivered in the commercial inhaler package in postanesthetic care unit after surgery in paediatric patients complaining of nausea

DRUG

Saline inhaler

Inhaler is similar in design and function as the intervention inhaler only with saline rather than essential oils. Inhaler provided by the manufacturer QueaseEASE (Soothing Scents, Inc, Enterprise, AL)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Soothing Scents, Inc.

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Stuart Wright

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Stuart Wright, MD · IWK Health Centre

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
4 Years
Max Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-07-31
Primary Completion
2015-05-31
Completion
2015-07-31

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