Aromatherapy and Music on Pain, Vital Signs and Parental Satisfaction in Children Undergoing Peritoneal Dialysis

Summary

This study is an experimental randomized controlled study conducted to compare the effect of two different nonpharmacological treatment methods (aromatherapy and music therapy) on pain, vital signs and parental satisfaction to alleviate or eliminate pain during excretion and filling in children undergoing peritoneal dialysis treatment. The study population consists of pediatric patients aged 3 to 18 years undergoing peritoneal dialysis treatment at Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital between June 2025- 2026. According to literature, for experimental studies and parametric measurements, at least 30 participants should be included in both experimental and control groups. Therefore, this crossover randomized design will include 45 children per group: control, aromatherapy, and music therapy. Children included in the sample will be assigned to groups based on a crossover randomized design. This method is suitable for studies with a small sample size. Since three different interventions will be applied once per session over three sessions, to avoid bias, the order of interventions will be randomized and labeled as A, B, and C. The researcher will write the names of the interventions on three separate papers, draw them one by one, and assign them accordingly: Method A: Aromatherapy, Method B: Music Therapy, Method C: Control. Then, the six possible sequences (ABC, ACB, BAC, BCA, CAB, CBA) will be written on six papers and drawn randomly to determine the intervention order for each participant.

Conditions

• Pain
• Vital Signs Monitoring
• Parental Satisfaction

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Aromatherapy

Fifteen minutes before the PD session and during the first outflow and inflow phases, aromatherapy will be administered via inhalation. Five drops of 100% pure organic lavender oil

PROCEDURE

Music Therapy

Fifteen minutes before the PD session and during the first outflow and inflow phases, music chosen by the child or parent will be played. Pain and vital signs will be assessed as in the control group.

PROCEDURE

Control

Peritoneal dialysis treatment will be started with discharge first, and then the amount of dialysate fluid determined by the physician's request will be filled. In the clinical routine, nonpharmacological pain treatment method is not applied during excretion and filling. Nonpharmacological pain treatment method will not be applied to the control group. The "Wong-Baker Facial Expressions Rating Scale" and "Life Signs Evaluation Form" will be filled in by the researcher at the 0th and 1st minutes of the first discharge and at the 0th and 1st minutes of the first filling.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Istanbul Saglik Bilimleri University

  lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age

3 Years

Max Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2025-06-25

Primary Completion

2026-06-25

Completion

2026-06-25

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations