Outpatient Oncology Aromatherapy
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Central DuPage Hospital
- Enrollment
- 40
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Post Intervention Interview From
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this research study is to determine whether using aromatherapy during chemotherapy infusion treatments in the outpatient Oncology setting promote relief of nausea and anxiety.
The objectives of this study are: 1. To promote relief of nausea using peppermint aromatherapy oil in an outpatient oncology setting. 2. To promote relief of anxiety using lavender aromatherapy oil in an outpatient oncology setting.
Detailed Description
Subject Selection: Every outpatient oncology patient experiencing nausea and/or anxiety during an infusion visit will be offered hospital-approved aromatherapy of Peppermint oil or Lavender oil. If patient says yes, then they will be selected for the study and infusion nurse will notify the study co-investigators or principal investigator. Informed consent will then be obtained by co-investigators or principal investigator of the study. The consents as well as the data collection tool sheets will be numbered without identifying patient's personal information. Peppermint oil aromatherapy and/or lavender oil aromatherapy will then be administered to consented patients.
Method of Subject Identification and Recruitment: Every outpatient oncology patient experiencing nausea and/or anxiety during an infusion visit will be offered hospital- approved aromatherapy of Peppermint oil or Lavender oil. If patient says yes, then they will be selected for the study and infusion nurse will notify the study co-investigators or principal investigator. Informed consent will then be obtained by co-investigators or principal investigator of the study. The consents as well as the data collection tool sheets will be numbered without identifying patient's personal information. Peppermint oil aromatherapy and/or lavender oil aromatherapy will then be administered to consented patients.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •All outpatient Oncology patients \> 18 years of age
- •Non pregnant
- •Not cognitively impaired
- •English speaking only
- •Patients who report nausea and/or anxiety
Exclusion Criteria
- •All outpatient oncology patients \<18 years of age
- •Cognitively impaired
- •Non-English Speaking
- •Patients who do not report nausea and/or anxiety
- •Patients with a known allergy to peppermint and/or lavender aromatherapy oil
Arms & Interventions
Peppermint and Lavender Essential Oil
Young Living Essential oil of Peppermint and Lavender will be used to patients who meet the inclusion criteria.
Intervention: Young Living Lavender Essential Oil (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Post Intervention Interview From
Time Frame: Immediately upon Completion of the patient's infusion
After the patients' infusion they will be asked questions from this form
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported