NCT02445378

Aromatherapy and Essential Oils in Improving Insomnia and Other Symptoms in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Acute Leukemia Undergoing Chemotherapy

The Effect of Aromatherapy on Insomnia and Other Common Cancer Patient Symptoms

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 48 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This randomized clinical trial studies aromatherapy and essential oils in improving insomnia and other symptoms in patients with newly diagnosed acute leukemia. Aromatherapy and essential oils may help improve insomnia and other complications caused by chemotherapy.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Does the addition of aromatherapy by diffusion of essential oils improve insomnia in newly diagnosed, hospitalized leukemia patients? SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. Does the addition of aromatherapy by diffusion of essential oils improve other common symptoms in newly diagnosed, hospitalized leukemia patients, including pain, nausea, lack of appetite, shortness of breath, depression, anxiety and wellbeing? II. Do newly diagnosed, hospitalized leukemia patients find the use of aromatherapy for symptom management a positive experience? OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 groups. GROUP I: Patients select between 3 scented essential oils: peppermint, lavender, or chamomile which is diffused in the hospital room from approximately 9 PM in the evening until morning during week 1 and placebo intervention using rose water during week 2. GROUP II: Patients undergo placebo intervention using rose water during week 1 and aromatherapy and essential oils as in Group I during week 2.

Conditions

• Acute Leukemia
• Anorexia
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Dyspnea
• Insomnia
• Nausea
• Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Aromatherapy and Essential Oils	Undergo aromatherapy and essential oils
OTHER	Placebo	Undergo placebo intervention using rose water
OTHER	Questionnaire Administration	Ancillary studies

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-12-28
• Primary completion: 2016-09-01
• Completion: 2016-11-05
• First posted: 2015-05-15
• Last updated: 2019-04-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States