Aromatherapy Using a Nasal Clip After Surgery

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purpose of this follow up study is to determine the duration of action regarding aromatherapy to treat nausea occurring postoperatively.

Detailed Description
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The primary hypothesis of the study is that post-operative patients who meet eligibility criteria and report nausea and receive a blend of 45% ginger, 25% peppermint, 5% spearmint, and 25% cardamom essential oils while using a nasal clip to facilitate inhalation will have more relief from nausea than those who receive normal saline inhalation using the same delivery system. The secondary purposes of the study is to determine the duration of effectiveness of the essential oil blend as compared to the saline in the relief of post-operative nausea and to investigate the degree of comfort participants report using the nasal clip delivery system for aromatherapy.

Official Title
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Aromatherapy Using a Nasal Clip After Surgery

Conditions
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Post-operative Nausea

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Aromatherapy blend
* Other: Duration of effectiveness of the essential oil blend
* Other: Participant comfort using the nasal clip delivery system


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: 18 years or over cognitively able to give consent based on nurse's assessment, having gynecological or other abdominal surgery not allergic to peppermint, spearmint, cardamom or ginger not receiving blood thinning medications Exclusion Criteria: less than 18 years old unable to cognitively give consent allergic to ginger, peppermint, cardamom or spearmint. receiving warfarin (Coumadin) or any antiplatelet drug (heparin, 325 mg Aspirin, clopidogrel (Plavix) or other) or a diagnosis of bleeding diatheses (predisposition to abnormal blood clotting/hemorrhage) will not be included in this study. all surgeries other than gynecological or abdominal surgery

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Placebo Comparator: Saline & nasal clip<br>Saline and nasal clip inhaled post-operatively | Other: Duration of effectiveness of the essential oil blend<br>* Evidence of effectiveness of tested aromatherapy blend in reducing symptoms of post-operative nausea as measured by patient self-report using Likert-type scale measure immediately to one-day post-operative.<br>Other: Participant comfort using the nasal clip delivery system<br>* Comfort of participants using nasal clip delivery system for aromatherapy will be measured by self-report using Likert-type scale immediately to one-day post-operative.<br>|
| Experimental: Aromatherapy blend & nasal clip<br>Aromatherapy blend and nasal clip inhaled post-operatively | Other: Aromatherapy blend<br>* A blend of 45% ginger, 25% peppermint, 5% spearmint, and 25% cardamom essential oils<br>Other: Duration of effectiveness of the essential oil blend<br>* Evidence of effectiveness of tested aromatherapy blend in reducing symptoms of post-operative nausea as measured by patient self-report using Likert-type scale measure immediately to one-day post-operative.<br>Other: Participant comfort using the nasal clip delivery system<br>* Comfort of participants using nasal clip delivery system for aromatherapy will be measured by self-report using Likert-type scale immediately to one-day post-operative.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Duration of effectiveness of the essential oil blend | Evidence of effectiveness of tested aromatherapy blend in reducing symptoms of post-operative nausea as measured by patient self-report using Likert-type scale measure. | Immediately to one-day post-operative | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Participant comfort using the nasal clip delivery system | Comfort of participants using nasal clip delivery system for aromatherapy will be measured by self-report using Likert-type scale. | Immediately post-op to one-day post-op | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Nausea, Post-operative