Status:
SUSPENDED
Aromatherapy Randomization of Pain Management in Adults
Lead Sponsor:
Stony Brook University
Conditions:
Back Pain
Back Pain, Low
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-110 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Pain control for acute isolated back pain and sciatica is a nebulous and often illusive task in the emergency department, and a challenge face everyday by emergency medicine physicians. Standard pain ...
Detailed Description
A. SPECIFIC AIMS This study aims to research the use of aromatherapy for pain control in the emergency department, specifically, acute back pain. Aromatherapy, particularly Rose Essential Oil (Rosa da...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 18 or above
- Seen and attending or resident physician
- Isolated back pain or sciatica
- Pain lasting less than 2 weeks
- Pain between lower scapular borders and gluteal folds
- Patient maintains capacity and is interested in participating
Exclusion
- Pregnant patient, minor, or inmate patient
- Patient lacks decision making capacity
- Patient is delirious, demented, altered, intoxicated, or agitated
- Patient allergic to Ibuprofen or NSAIDs
- Patient unable to demonstrate understanding of experiment by teach-back method
- Patient below age of 18
- Physician, clinician, or investigator concern for underlying etiology other than isolated back pain or sciatica
- Patient already received narcotics or requires immediate standard pain control
- Patient demonstrated neurologic deficit or radicular symptoms
- Patient does not wish to be studied
- Patient endorses allergy to almond, roses, or perfumes
- Patients with pain lasting greater than 2 weeks
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 11 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
February 28 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03377088
Start Date
December 11 2017
End Date
February 28 2024
Last Update
February 14 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Stony Brook University Hospital Emergency Department
Stony Brook, New York, United States, 11794