Aromatherapy as Treatment for n/v of Pregnancy

Albany Medical College

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pregnancy Emesis

Treatments: Other: Placebo; Other: Aromatherapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03609567

4782

Details and patient eligibility

About

A double-blinded randomized controlled trial comparing essential oil aromatherapy versus placebo for treatment of first trimester nausea and vomiting of pregnancy.

Full description

This is a double-blinded randomized controlled trial investigating the utility of essential oils for aromatherapy, compared to placebo, for treatment of nausea and vomiting in the first trimester of pregnancy.

Enrollment: 17 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Pregnancy at <14 weeks gestation
• English-speaking
• Baseline PUQE score >=6

Exclusion criteria

• Non-compliant with prenatal care or study procedures
• Hyperemesis gravidarum
• Allergies to perfumes, essential oils or cosmetics
• Abnormal sense of smell
• Known acute or chronic GI disease
• Asthma
• Use of prescription anti-emetics

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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17 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Aromatherapy

Experimental group

Description:

Aromatherapy using essential oils

Treatment:

Other: Aromatherapy

Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Aromatherapy using odorless placebo

Treatment:

Other: Placebo