Effect of Aromatherapy on Postoperative Nausea, Vomiting

Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

Treatments: Procedure: Lavender Aromatherapy; Procedure: Placebo Aromatherapy; Procedure: Ginger Aromatherapy; Procedure: Rose Aromatherapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02732379

PONV

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of the aromatherapy with lavender, rose or ginger essential oils on nausea, vomiting and postoperative quality of recovery scores in patients with postoperative nausea and vomiting.

Full description

Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) relief is still challenge for the anesthesiologist. Pharmacological therapies is also cornerstone for treatment of PONV. Although future researches are needed, there is some proofs about the aromatherapy could provide an inexpensive, noninvasive and effective treatment for PONV.

Enrollment: 184 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria :

• Be scheduled for elective surgery
• Have a postoperative nausea and vomiting

Exclusion Criteria:

• Age > 65years or <18 years
• Not accepted to inhale lavender, rose or ginger oil
• Preoperative predications with anti emetic drugs
• Pregnancy or breastfeeding
• Asthma, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• Poor sense of smell
• Allergy to the lavender, rose or ginger oil

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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184 participants in 4 patient groups, including a placebo group

Lavender Aromatherapy

Experimental group

Description:

Aromatherapy with lavender essential oil.

Treatment:

Procedure: Lavender Aromatherapy

Rose Aromatherapy

Experimental group

Description:

Aromatherapy with rose essential oil

Treatment:

Procedure: Rose Aromatherapy

Ginger Aromatherapy

Experimental group

Description:

Aromatherapy with ginger essential oil

Treatment:

Procedure: Ginger Aromatherapy

Placebo Aromatherapy

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Aromatherapy with pure water

Treatment:

Procedure: Placebo Aromatherapy