Aromatherapy and Pain

University of Washington

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Chronic Pain

Treatments: Drug: Placebo packet; Drug: Aromatherapy packet

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05910892

STUDY00007869

Details and patient eligibility

About

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

Full 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.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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

Exclusion criteria

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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0 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Aromatherapy before treatment

Active Comparator group

Description:

Subject receives aromatherapy before IMS treatment or trigger point injection

Treatment:

Drug: Aromatherapy packet

Placebo before treatment

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Subject receives placebo before IMS treatment or trigger point injection

Treatment:

Drug: Placebo packet