Implementing a Nurse-Driven Aromatherapy Protocol to Decrease the Effect of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) Clinical Trial

Official title:

Implementing a Nurse-Driven Aromatherapy Protocol to Decrease the Effect of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04822844
• Other study ID #: HSC-SN-20-1306
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 1, 2021
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: June 2021
• Source: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a quality improvement project that aims to assess the effect of nurse-driven administration of essential oil aromatherapy on postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in patients while in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) after general anesthesia.

Description:

In this three-month quality improvement project, nurse-driven aromatherapy will be offered to all patients in the main PACU setting at the Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) Houston Healthcare Southeast Hospital after they have undergone surgical procedures with general anesthesia, with the exception of patients who report allergies or sensitivity to ginger or lavender essential oils (EO) and patients who wish to be excluded from the project.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 200
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: June 30, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• PACU patients who are in the main PACU setting at HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast Hospital after having undergone general anesthesia for a surgical procedure

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients with allergies or sensitivity to ginger or lavender essential oils
• patients who wish to be excluded from the project

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Nausea
• Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
• Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV)
• Vomiting

Intervention

Other:
• Lavender Essential Oil
Within 5 minutes of arrival at the PACU, the PACU nurse will proactively offer the patient a 2x2 gauze with two drops of essential oil (patient's choice of ginger or lavender essential oil) for all patients who have opted to participate, regardless of their nausea and vomiting status. Participating patients will continue to use the essential oil during their stay in the PACU, which is typically 45-60 minutes.
• Ginger Essential Oil
Within 5 minutes of arrival at the PACU, the PACU nurse will proactively offer the patient a 2x2 gauze with two drops of essential oil (patient's choice of ginger or lavender essential oil) for all patients who have opted to participate, regardless of their nausea and vomiting status. Participating patients will continue to use the essential oil during their stay in the PACU, which is typically 45-60 minutes.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast Hospital	Pasadena	Texas

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston	HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Number of Post-Operative Nausea and Vomiting Episodes While in the PACU		during stay in PACU (about 45-60 minutes)
Secondary	PACU Length of Stay	PACU length of stay is the time between PACU admission and PACU discharge, measured in minutes.	time between PACU admission and PACU discharge (about 45-60 minutes)
Secondary	Number of Participants Who Use Antiemetics While in the PACU		during stay in PACU (about 45-60 minutes)
Secondary	Patient Satisfaction as Assessed by the Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey	The Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey is scored from 0 to 100, with a higher score indicating greater satisfaction.	at discharge (about 1 hour after PACU admission)