The effect of Aromatherapy on quality of sleep in cancer patients
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 80
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- 1)Aromatherapy improves the quality of sleep.
研究概览
简要总结
Aromatherapy is the use of aromatic plant oils applied or used in diluted form to promote wellbeing or assist with specific health concerns such as sleep,pain,stress, anxiety or nausea.
Sleeplessness in cancer patients is one of the major health problems that negativity affects quality of life of patients.
Aim of the study- To evaluate the effect of various perfumes ( sandal,citrus, lavender and jasmine ) in cancer patients for improving the quality of sleep.
Materials and Methods -
Patients of various Cancers randomised and alloted in 2 groups in our Institute.
Patients characteristics will be recorded .
Study group - Patients will be demonstrated to use perfume oil by pouring 2 drops/ spraying over the pillow used by patients.
Quality of sleep will be assessed by Richards Campbell sleep questionnaire one day before or on the day of study and day 1,2 post study.( Sample size - 40 ,10 patients alloted per perfume)
Control group - 40 patients with cancer will be assessed with Richards Campbell sleep questionnaire ( sample size -40)
Study period - 6 months.
Results will be published after statistical analysis.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18.00 Year(s) 至 80.00 Year(s)（—）
- 性别
- All
入选标准
- •Histopathologically proven cancer patients and under treatment for cancer.
- •Age more than 18 years.
- •patients being co operative with no communication problems and staying in ward for more than 2 days.
排除标准
- •Patients who are not willing for the study.
- •patients having sleep disorders and under treatment for sleep.
- •Patients allergic to perfumes.
结局指标
主要结局
1)Aromatherapy improves the quality of sleep.
时间窗: Assessment on day of intervention,day 1 and day 2 post intervention .
次要结局
- Aromatherapy improves latency of sleep .(After 2 days.)
研究者
Dr Sivakumar J S
Government Arignar Anna Memorial Cancer hospital and Research Institute, Karapettai , Kanchipuram