Lavender Aromasticks for Pain Control

  • STATUS
    Recruiting
  • participants needed
    100
  • sponsor
    Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
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Updated on 19 February 2024
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analgesia
pain relieving
vascular surgery
aromatherapy
essential oil
complementary therapy
lavender oil

Summary

The purpose of this randomized pilot study is to collect preliminary data on the impacts of lavender essential oil aromatherapy on the patient-reported quality of pain management provided for the vascular surgery patient population. The investigators hypothesize that individuals who use a lavender aromastick as a part of their pain management plan will report improved perceptions of the quality of their pain management as measured by the Revised American Pain Society Patient Outcome Questionnaire (APS-POQ-R).

Subjects will be randomized to the control (empty aromastick) and intervention group (aromastick infused with lavender oil), and will use this device as an addition to their pain management plan.

Additionally, this pilot study will allow the researchers to evaluate the feasibility of a larger randomized control trial, assess the validity of the survey tool, and collect feedback from patients on the acceptability of the aromatherapy intervention as a complementary therapy during their hospital stay.

Details
Condition Client satisfaction, Nociception
Age 18years - 100years
Treatment Aromastick
Clinical Study IdentifierNCT04396444
SponsorMilton S. Hershey Medical Center
Last Modified on19 February 2024

Eligibility

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Inclusion Criteria

Subjects 18 and over admitted to the vascular surgery service line on the Heart and Vascular Progressive Care Unit (HVPCU)
Not cognitively impaired
Able to perform teach-back of the education regarding safe use of the aromastick
Able to demonstrate use of the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), as evidenced by their ability to answer the initial NPRS question on the Adult Admission II Form used to admit all patients to the hospital
English is the primary language, as identified by the Adult Admission II Form

Exclusion Criteria

Subjects who are unable to consent themselves
Subjects who cannot provide teach-back on the safe use of the aromastick
Subjects unable to use the NPRS to rate their pain
Research team member and/or bedside nurse assess that subject has a cognitive deficit that would prohibit safe use of the aromastick
Subjects on suicide precautions
Pregnant subjects
Prisoners
Individuals under age 18
Subjects with a current plan to use personal aromatherapy devices during their inpatient stay
Subjects with known lavender allergy
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