Aromatherapy and Pain

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Chronic Pain
• Interventions: Drug: Aromatherapy packet; Drug: Placebo packet

• Registration Number: NCT05910892
• Lead Sponsor: University of Washington

Brief Summary

Effect of aromatherapy on pain and discomfort in patients who are receiving intramuscular stimulation therapy or trigger point injections for chronic pain.

Detailed Description

The study will explore the effect of aromatherapy on pain and discomfort in patients who are receiving intramuscular stimulation therapy or trigger point injections for chronic pain. This will be a blinded study where patients will act as their own control over two treatment visits. On one visit patient will be exposed to either the aromatherapy or a placebo. On their second visit patients will be exposed to the other compound. The study will collect demographic data, pain intensity and affect, and catastrophizing information.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-04-29
• Status Verified: 2023-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-06-17
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-06-17
• Study First Posted: 2023-06-20
• Last Update Posted: 2023-06-20
• Study Start: 2023-07-01
• Primary Completion: 2023-09-01
• Study Completion: 2023-09-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 25

Inclusion Criteria

• Have received at least one (1) prior IMS or trigger point injection treatment with researcher
• 18 years of age or older
• English language speaker
• has completed Pain Tracker (clinic standard of care) questionnaire prior to study visit
• any analgesic medication taken must be consistent for both sessions

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Exclusion Criteria

• Non-English language speaker
• Age <18
• Allergy to essential oils
• Asthmatic
• Patient unable to self-administer aromatherapy

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Aromatherapy before treatment	Aromatherapy packet	Subject receives aromatherapy before IMS treatment or trigger point injection
Placebo before treatment	Placebo packet	Subject receives placebo before IMS treatment or trigger point injection

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Acute Pain	Immediately after the Procedure	Examine the change in Acute Pain associated with two identical procedures involving muscle with either an aromatherapy intervention or control intervention. With each patient being their own control, patients will rate their acute pain immediately after the procedure on a 0-10 scale (0=No pain and 10=Pain as bad as you can imagine).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Overall Experience	Immediately after the Procedure	Examine the change in Overall Experience of pain with two identical procedures involving muscle with either an aromatherapy intervention or control intervention. With each patient being their own control, patients will rate their overall experience of pain after the procedure on a 0-10 scale (0=No pain and 10=Pain as bad as you can imagine).