Clinical trials: Aromatherapy
Sleep Disorder
Effect of Easy Sleep Complex Essential Oil Inhalation on Sleep Disorders
Sleep disorders affect human health tremendously. It has been reported that aromatherapy by fragrance inhalation can be used as an adjuvant therapy to modulate parasympathetic nervous activity for relieving stress and mood, and…
- Trial name
- NCT03933553
- Testing
- Aromatherapy with essential oil
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Kuang Tien General Hospital
Aromatherapy
Effect of Aromatherapy Massage on Sleep Quality of Post-operative Cardiothoracic Patients
Poor sleep is common in the ICU, especially among post-operative CABG and more severely ill patients. Additionally, patients after surgery suffer from changes in physiological parameters related to ICU stressors.
- Trial name
- NCT05408650
- Testing
- Aromatherapy Massage
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
Anxiety
Aromatherapy Versus Gum Chewing on Preoperative Anxiety
Investigators hypothesized that the use of blend aromatherapy and gum chewing before surgery would reduce preoperative anxiety as assessed by the Speilberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) questionnaire and provide non…
- Trial name
- NCT04971668
- Testing
- Aromatherapy, Gum Chewing, Controlled
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
De Quervain Disease
Impact of Gel Aromatherapy on Pain for Patients With De Quervain Disease
De Quervain disease is characterized by an adductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis tendons inflammation as thys pass beneath the extensor retinaculum at the radial styloid.
- Trial name
- Helping Hand (NCT06012097)
- Testing
- Diclofenac gel, Aromatherapy gel
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Breast Cancer, Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy Combined With Standard Antiemetic Therapy vs Standard Therapy Alone for Prevention of CINV in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Highly Emetogenic Chemotherapy
This phase III, multicenter, randomized, open-label trial evaluates whether aromatherapy plus standard antiemetic therapy improves complete response (CR) of CINV compared with standard therapy alone in breast cancer patients…
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Aromatherapy, Chemotherapy, CINV
- Trial name
- NCT07761325
- Testing
- Aromatherapy, Standard triple antiemetic therapy
- Volunteers
- 374 people
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University
Chemotherapy Symptoms
Aromatherapy for Chemotherapy-induced Symptoms
The rationale behind the proposed study is to determine the initial effectiveness of aromatherapy in relief of commonly reported symptoms in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
- Trial name
- NCT02670941
- Testing
- Ginger, Lavender, Orange
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Dental Anxiety, Local Anesthesia
Lavender vs Bitter Orange Aromatherapy to Reduce Anxiety and Pain in Pediatric Local Anesthesia
This randomized controlled clinical trial aims to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of lavender essential oil and bitter orange essential oil aromatherapy in reducing dental anxiety and pain in children during the…
- Trial name
- NCT07367594
- Testing
- Lavender essential oil in the inhaler, Bitter Orange essential oil in the inhaler
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- October University for Modern Sciences and Arts
Fatigue, Occupational Stress or Workplace Stress
Effect of Agarwood (Aquilaria Sinensis) Inhalation Aromatherapy on Workplace Fatigue and Sleep Quality Among Hospital Employees: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Hospital staff often experience workplace fatigue and poor sleep quality, which can harm their health, reduce job performance, and increase risks to patient safety.
- Conditions
- Fatigue, Occupational Stress or Workplace Stress, Sleep Quality
- Trial name
- NCT07188831
- Testing
- Agarwood Aromatherapy Inhalation
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Da-Yeh University
Suffering, Physical, Nausea
Use of Aromatherapy in Conjunction With Physical/Occupational Therapy in an Acute Care Setting
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…
- Trial name
- NCT05282706
- Testing
- Lavender Oil, Mandarin Oil, Peppermint oil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 165 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Neck Pain
The Impact of Muscle Energy Technique and Aromatherapy
Individuals with nonspecific neck pain who work at a desk will be included in the study. Individuals will be examined in 3 groups: Muscle energy technique (MET), aromatherapy and control group.
- Trial name
- NCT06931314
- Testing
- Aromatherapy massage, Muscle Energy Technique
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Ayça Aytar
Acute Pain, Perioperative/Postoperative Complications
Effect of Aromatherapy on Postoperative Pain: Randomized Clinical Trial
Introduction: Pain is one of the main complications in the immediate postoperative period that can harm the patient and can be managed through pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods.
- Conditions
- Acute Pain, Perioperative/Postoperative Complications, CAM, Nurse's Role
- Trial name
- NCT06294769
- Testing
- essencial oil of lavandula angustifolia, grape seed vegetable oil
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 138 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV)
Implementing a Nurse-Driven Aromatherapy Protocol to Decrease the Effect of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
This is a quality improvement project that aims to assess the effect of nurse-driven administration of essential oil aromatherapy on postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in patients while in the post-anesthesia care unit…
- Trial name
- NCT04822844
- Testing
- Lavender Essential Oil, Ginger Essential Oil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Dementia, Sundowning
Aromatherapy Formulas for Sundowning and Sleep Quality in Patients With Dementia.
Dementia is common in aging societies and is often accompanied by sundowning syndrome and sleep problems. These symptoms can be very distressing for patients and place a heavy burden on family members and professional caregivers.
- Trial name
- AROMA-SUN (NCT07288736)
- Testing
- Aromatherapy Formula A, Aromatherapy Formula B
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
Healthy
Effect of Essential Oils in Aromatherapy on Emotional Relaxation
The purpose of this study is to examine and compare electroencephalography (EEG) changes in human subjects directly after inhalation of essential oils from five Thai aromatherapies.
- Trial name
- NCT01443871
- Testing
- Aromatherapy, Pure water
- Where
- 2 sites in Thailand
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Phayao
Hypertension, Aromatherapy
The Effect of Aromatherapy on Sleep, Anxiety and Vital Signs in Those With Essential Hypertension (Hypertension)
In addition to pharmacological agents in the treatment of hypertension, it has been reported in studies that aromatherapy applications, one of the traditional and complementary alternative treatments that are easy to apply…
- Trial name
- hypertension (NCT06482424)
- Testing
- intervention group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- TC Erciyes University
MCI
The Effect of Lavender Aromatherapy on Cognitive Function in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment
1. To analyze the therapeutic effects of lavender aromatherapy on memory function and overall cognitive function in older adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI); 2.
- Trial name
- NCT07688382
- Testing
- aromatherapy
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- China Medical University, China
Anxiety
Essential Oils for Electrocautery
The purpose of this study is to assess whether essential oil aromatherapy could improve or eliminate the smell of burnt flesh from electrocautery and subsequently mitigate patient anxiety and discomfort during dermatologic skin…
- Trial name
- NCT04260867
- Testing
- Essential Oil, No Essential Oil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 111 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Chronic Nausea, Anxiety
AROMA-NT: Essential Oils and Wearable TENS Device for Chronic Nausea
This study will investigate how two inhaled essential oil products (QueaseEASE and STILL) and a wearable transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) device (ReliefBand) affect chronic nausea and anxiety in adults with…
- Trial name
- AROMA-NT (NCT07720336)
- Testing
- Inhaled Essential Oils, Wearable TENS Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Effects of Aromatherapy on Pain, Sleep Quality, and Psychological Distress in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
This study aims to explore the effects of aromatherapy on pain, sleep quality, and psychological distress in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
- Trial name
- NCT04549857
- Testing
- aromatherapy
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Cancer
Aromatherapy for Integrated Cancer Care
The purpose of this clinical trial is to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of aromatherapy in relief of commonly reported symptoms in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
- Trial name
- NCT03449511
- Testing
- Ginger aromatherapy, Orange aromatherapy, Lavender aromatherapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester