Effects of Aromatherapy on Nausea Levels
Condition: Nausea, Postoperative
MeSH terms: Nausea; Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      Aromatherapy is the therapeutic use of essential oils from plants for the improvement of
      physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Healthcare providers play an important role in
      improving the care of patients with nausea. Aromatherapy is a complementary therapy that may
      help with post-operative nausea in the adult post-operative bariatric patient population.

      The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of aromatherapy intervention on nausea
      levels with post-operative bariatric patients once they are on the surgical unit.
    

Detailed description: 
      Subjects will be provided with information about this research study by the following means:
      a member of the research team- Inova Medical Group (IMG) Nurse Practitioners will discuss the
      research study during the patient's second pre-operative visit; study information will be
      uploaded to their MyChart portal; and flyers will be available in the IMG office (refer to
      appendix A: IMG office flyer). Interested patients will be able to fill out a brief form
      (refer to appendix B: Interested patient card) requesting to be contacted for further
      information, this form will be placed in a secure box at the reception desk or the patients
      can indicate interest by contacting one of the research team members. A member of the
      research team may need to access medical record information in order to confirm potential
      patient's phone number and or email address for further contact. A member of the research
      team will contact any interested patients and answer any questions regarding the research
      study. Consent will be obtained while the patient is in the peri-operative holding area on
      day of surgery by a member of the research team, excluding the IMG Nurse Practitioners. The
      research team member will determine if the patient is eligible for the study, discuss the
      study, answer any questions, and obtain consent (refer to appendix C: Consent). All members
      of the research team have completed Informed Consent Training. Once the consented
      post-operative bariatric patient complains of initial nausea on the Surgical Unit, the direct
      care nurse or research team member will ask the patient to rate their nausea level using a
      VAS on a 0-3 scale. Patients will be provided with either product A or B based on
      randomization scheme calculated by SAS (ver.9.4, Cary, NC). The patient will receive a
      one-time aromatherapy intervention. Nausea levels will be reassessed 5 minutes after the
      aromatherapy intervention. If the nausea level does not improve after the study drug
      intervention an antiemetic medication will be offered (refer to appendix D: Data Collection
      Form A).
    

Intervention name(s): QUEASEEase aromatherapy quick tab; Placebo product
Intervention type(s): Other; Other
Intervention description(s): Once patient complains of nausea above intervention will be administered for 5 minutes and nausea level reassessed.; Once patient complains of nausea above intervention will be administered for 5 minutes and nausea level reassessed.
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Intervention model description: Single blinded, parallel arm, placebo- controlled, randomized clinical trial.
Masking: Single (Participant)
Primary purpose: Treatment