Aromatherapy Protocol for Pain Reduction in Hospice Patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pain
• Interventions: Other: Aromatherapy treatment

• Registration Number: NCT05617144
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to introduce aromatherapy with current pain medication protocols to see if it improves patient satisfaction and reduces pain in hospice care patients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-11-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-11-07
• Study First Posted: 2022-11-15
• Study Start: 2022-12-12
• Primary Completion: 2023-01-08
• Study Completion: 2023-01-12
• Status Verified: 2023-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-08-07
• Last Update Posted: 2023-08-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 6

Inclusion Criteria

• currently on hospice at Seasons Assisted Living

Exclusion Criteria

• pain level not 3/10 or higher

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Treatment	Aromatherapy treatment	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patient satisfaction as assessed by the score on the Patient Satisfaction survey	end of study (7 days after baseline)	This survey has 4 questions and each is scored from 1(strongly disagree) to 5(strongly agree) for a maximum score of 20, a higher score indicating more satisfaction

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in pain as assessed by the score on the Wong Baker Face Scale (WBFPS) scale	Baseline, 2 hours after every aromatherapy administration	This is scored from 0(no hurt) to 10(hurts the worst) a higher number indicating more pain

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States