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Effects of Aromatherapy on Nausea Levels

NCT04882501 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 113

Last updated 2024-11-29

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Summary

Aromatherapy is the therapeutic use of essential oils from plants for the improvement of physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Healthcare providers play an important role in improving the care of patients with nausea. Aromatherapy is a complementary therapy that may help with post-operative nausea in the adult post-operative bariatric patient population.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of aromatherapy intervention on nausea levels with post-operative bariatric patients once they are on the surgical unit.

Conditions

  • Nausea, Postoperative

Interventions

OTHER

QUEASEEase aromatherapy quick tab

Once patient complains of nausea above intervention will be administered for 5 minutes and nausea level reassessed.

OTHER

Placebo product

Once patient complains of nausea above intervention will be administered for 5 minutes and nausea level reassessed.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Inova Health Care Services

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mary Ann Friesen, PhD, RN · IHS

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
99 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-04-19
Primary Completion
2022-08-22
Completion
2022-09-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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