Essential Oil Aromatherapy Intervention

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Phobia Phlebotomy

In brief

Lab sampling for clinical trial participants can be a stressful and painful experience. Most trial participants will have blood drawn for lab samples at multiple study visits. The participants must fast for up to ten hours before the blood sampling, in many cases, and patients often report a painful experience if more than one venipuncture occurs. In addition, the number of collection tubes can increase the anxiety level of the patient and the phlebotomist. This project proposes to evaluate if essential oil aromatherapy results in less pain and /or anxiety when compared to usual care.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02764567

Run by

HealthEast Care System

People needed

33

Starts

2016-05-01

Expected to finish

2017-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-02-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must be currently participating in a clinical trial at HealthEast

You may not qualify if…

• Known allergy to any of the oils used for aromatherapy
• Less than age 18
• Declined to participate

Where it is running

• HealthEast Clinical Trials Office — Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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