Effect of Aromatherapy on Postoperative Nausea, Vomiting

Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Clinical Trial

Official title:

Evaluating the Efficacy of Aromatherapy on Postoperative Nausea, Vomiting

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02732379
• Other study ID #: PONV
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 2016
• Est. completion date: November 14, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: December 2018
• Source: Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 184
• Est. completion date: November 14, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: November 13, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria :

• Be scheduled for elective surgery

• Have a postoperative nausea and vomiting

Exclusion Criteria:

• Age > 65years or <18 years

• Not accepted to inhale lavender, rose or ginger oil

• Preoperative predications with anti emetic drugs

• Pregnancy or breastfeeding

• Asthma, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

• Poor sense of smell

• Allergy to the lavender, rose or ginger oil

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Nausea
• Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
• Vomiting

Intervention

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.
• Rose Aromatherapy
the two drops of rose essential oil will be dropped into the gauze and the patient will inhale it for 5 minutes.
• Ginger Aromatherapy
the two drops of ginger essential oil will be dropped into the gauze and the patient will inhale it for 5 minutes.
• Placebo Aromatherapy
the two drops of pure water will be dropped into the gauze and the patient will inhale it for 5 minutes

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Gaziosmanpasa University Medical School Hospital	Tokat

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The change of the nausea scores	Nausea will be measured with verbal descriptive scale on 0 to 3 Likert-type scale(0=no nausea, 1=some, 2= a lot, 3= severe)	During postoperative 24 hours
Primary	The change of the vomiting score	Vomiting will be measured with verbal descriptive scale (0=no vomiting, 1= 1 time, 2= 2 or 3 times, 3= 4 times and up)	During postoperative 24 hours
Secondary	The consumption of the antiemetic drug	The antiemetic drug dose will be recorded	During postoperative 24 hours