Use of Aromatherapy in Conjunction With Physical/Occupational Therapy in an Acute Care Setting

Part of paid clinical trials in San Antonio, Texas.

Sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Study ID
NCT05282706
Phase
PHASE1
Status
Enrolling By Invitation

Conditions

  • Nausea
  • Suffering, Physical

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Lavender Oil — DRUG
    A hydrogel lavender oil infused aromatherapy patch
  • Mandarin Oil — DRUG
    A hydrogel mandarin oil infused aromatherapy patch
  • Peppermint oil — DRUG
    A hydrogel peppermint oil infused aromatherapy patch
  • Placebo — OTHER
    A placebo patch containing no aromatherapy oil

Study Details

Use of inhaled essential oils to reduce the symptoms of pain or nausea, enabling a patient to have increase participation with PT or OT, thereby minimizing hospitalization-related risks and potentially reducing the length of stay in the hospital.

Key Dates

Start date
May 16, 2022
Status verified
Jun 2025
Primary completion
May 31, 2026
Completion
Dec 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
200 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Pain Symptoms Arm
    Subjects who will receive physical or occupational therapy experiencing pain prior to therapy session.
  • Experimental: Nausea Symptom Arm
    Subjects who will receive physical or occupational therapy experiencing nausea prior to therapy session.
  • Placebo Comparator: Placebo Group
    Subjects who will receive physical or occupational therapy experiencing pain or nausea prior to therapy session.
  • No Intervention: Standard of Care Group
    Subjects who will receive physical or occupational therapy experiencing pain or nausea prior to therapy session that decline the option to use an aromatherapy patch.

Primary Outcome Measure

Completion of PT/OT session [ Time Frame: 30 minutes ]

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Bianca GonzalesSan AntonioTexas78253-

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