Aromatherapy and Happiness

Happiness Clinical Trial

Official title:

Impact of Aromatherapy on Happiness and Job Satisfaction in Nurses Working in an Academic Health System (AHS)

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05864222
• Other study ID #: 23-00408
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 9, 2023
• Est. completion date: December 2023

Study information

• Verified date: July 2023
• Source: NYU Langone Health
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to explore the impact that aromatherapy has on nurses' self-perception of happiness and workplace satisfaction. After completing the informed consent process, participants will complete a demographic survey, the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ), and the Nursing Job Satisfaction Survey (NJSS). Aromatherapy (AT), via AT stickers on employee badges, will begin after baseline measurements. OHQ and NJSS will be measured again at 3 months and 6 months of AT. After completion of the intervention, participants will also complete a qualitative survey addressing overall self-reported impact of AT. Analysis will occur after final data is collected.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 100
• Est. completion date: December 2023
• Est. primary completion date: December 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. A Registered Nurse at NYULH

2. Willing to provide an email address of choice

3. Willing to wear an aromatherapy badge sticker during every work shift

4. Not allergic or otherwise sensitive to aromatherapy scent

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Not a Registered Nurse at NYULH

2. Not willing to provide an email of choice

3. Not willing to wear an aromatherapy badge sticker during every work shift

4. Allergic or otherwise sensitive to aromatherapy scent

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Happiness

Intervention

Other:
• Aromatherapy
Elequil Aroma-Tabs are available on all clinical nursing units for staff. Instructions will be provided to participants to place the aroma tab on the back of their badge every workday for the entire duration of their shift. They will wear their badge in whatever position is most comfortable to them for the duration of the study (6 months).

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	NYU Langone Health	New York	New York

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
NYU Langone Health

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in Nursing Job Satisfaction Survey (NJSS) Score	23-item assessment of job satisfaction among nurses. Items are ranked on a scale from 0 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree). The total score ranges from 0 to 92; higher scores indicate greater satisfaction.	Baseline, Month 6
Primary	Change in Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ) Score	29-item assessment of happiness. Items are ranked on a scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 6 (strongly agree). Total scores range from 29 to 174; higher scores indicate greater happiness.	Baseline, Month 6