NCT03513536

The Effect of Scent on Pregnancy Induced Nausea, Vomiting, and Quality of Life

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 74 (actual)
• Sponsor: Nutraceuticals Research Institute · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study evaluates the effects of essential oils on nausea, vomiting, and quality of life scores among pregnant women. Participants will receive either an essential oil roll-on product or a placebo product to apply to their temples and jaw line daily for 6 days.

Detailed description

The inhalation of certain essential oils has been found to reduce feelings of nausea and to improve quality of life during pregnancy. The essential oils used in this study are applied topically to the temples and jaw line every 4-6 waking hours over a 6-day period. Each application will produce an exposure that lasts up to 30-45 minutes before fading. At the end of each day, nausea and vomiting levels will be assessed using a validated measurement instrument. Quality of life is measured using a 30-question tool that measures both pregnancy-related quality of life and pregnancy-induced nausea and vomiting.

Conditions

• Morning Sickness
• Pregnancy Early

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Citrus-Based Aromatherapy	This intervention is a blend of plant derived oils which have been distilled from crude plant matter and analyzed in a laboratory to identify chemical composition.
OTHER	Mint-Based Aromatherapy	This intervention is a blend of plant derived oils which have been distilled from crude plant matter and analyzed in a laboratory to identify chemical composition.
OTHER	Spice-Scented Aromatherapy	This intervention is a blend of plant derived oils which have been distilled from crude plant matter and analyzed in a laboratory to identify chemical composition.
OTHER	Control	This control is a blend of plant derived oils which have been expressed from crude plant matter.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-04-15
• Primary completion: 2019-08-01
• Completion: 2020-03-29
• First posted: 2018-05-01
• Last updated: 2020-04-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States