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Efficacy of Lavender Essential Oil Chest Wraps in Infants With Bronchiolitis

NCT06108648 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 400

Last updated 2025-03-30

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if lavender essential oil chest wraps relieve cough in infants with bronchiolitis compared to standard care. Furthermore, the researchers will evaluate if breathing difficulties, nighttime awakening and impact on parents will be improved by the lavender oil chest wraps. Infants will be randomized to receive standard care with the addition of lavender oil chest wraps or to receive standard care alone. The study will take place in two locations in Switzerland, at the Geneva University Hospital and the Fribourg Cantonal Hospital.

Conditions

  • Bronchiolitis

Interventions

DRUG

Lavender essential oil 10%, diluted in 90% olive oil

Lavender chest wrap: Before the first application pour 10-15 ml of lavender essential oil 10% evenly on the cotton cloth. Put the soaked cotton in the plastic bag, close it and put it to heat in two heating pads (2-5 minutes) so that the oil is distributed on all the fabric. Place the cotton cloth around the patient's chest. Cover the cotton cloth with a woolen fabric that is 2 cm larger than the cotton cloth.

OTHER

Control

Standard care according to national standards.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Geneva

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Klara Posfay-Barbe, MD, PhD · Children's' Hospital, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Max Age
11 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-12-07
Primary Completion
2026-03-31
Completion
2026-04-30

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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