Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02732379
Effect of Aromatherapy on Postoperative Nausea, Vomiting
Evaluating the Efficacy of Aromatherapy on Postoperative Nausea, Vomiting
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 184 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 65 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of the aromatherapy with lavender, rose or ginger essential oils on nausea, vomiting and postoperative quality of recovery scores in patients with postoperative nausea and vomiting.
Detailed description
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) relief is still challenge for the anesthesiologist. Pharmacological therapies is also cornerstone for treatment of PONV. Although future researches are needed, there is some proofs about the aromatherapy could provide an inexpensive, noninvasive and effective treatment for PONV.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | Lavender Aromatherapy | the two drops of lavender essential oil will be dropped into the gauze and the patient will inhale it for 5 minutes. |
| PROCEDURE | Rose Aromatherapy | the two drops of rose essential oil will be dropped into the gauze and the patient will inhale it for 5 minutes. |
| PROCEDURE | Ginger Aromatherapy | the two drops of ginger essential oil will be dropped into the gauze and the patient will inhale it for 5 minutes. |
| PROCEDURE | Placebo Aromatherapy | the two drops of pure water will be dropped into the gauze and the patient will inhale it for 5 minutes |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2016-04-01
- Primary completion
- 2018-11-13
- Completion
- 2018-11-14
- First posted
- 2016-04-08
- Last updated
- 2018-12-04
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02732379. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.