Status:
COMPLETED
Lavender Aromasticks for Pain Control
Lead Sponsor:
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
dōTERRA International
Conditions:
Pain Perception
Patient Satisfaction
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this randomized pilot study is to collect preliminary data on the impacts of lavender essential oil aromatherapy on the patient-reported quality of pain management provided for the vasc...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Subjects 18 and over admitted to the vascular surgery service line on the Heart and Vascular Progressive Care Unit (HVPCU)
- Not cognitively impaired
- Able to perform teach-back of the education regarding safe use of the aromastick
- Able to demonstrate use of the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), as evidenced by their ability to answer the initial NPRS question on the Adult Admission II Form used to admit all patients to the hospital
- English is the primary language, as identified by the Adult Admission II Form
Exclusion
- Subjects who are unable to consent themselves
- Subjects who cannot provide teach-back on the safe use of the aromastick
- Subjects unable to use the NPRS to rate their pain
- Research team member and/or bedside nurse assess that subject has a cognitive deficit that would prohibit safe use of the aromastick
- Subjects on suicide precautions
- Pregnant subjects
- Prisoners
- Individuals under age 18
- Subjects with a current plan to use personal aromatherapy devices during their inpatient stay
- Subjects with known lavender allergy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 31 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
6 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04396444
Start Date
August 1 2020
End Date
October 31 2021
Last Update
October 26 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033