Effects of Lavender Oil on Postoperative Pain, Sleep Quality and Mood

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Pain, Postoperative

In brief

This project will evaluate the integration of lavender essential oil in surgical patients during the perioperative and postoperative phase of care. The study will assess patients' pain, sleep quality, and mood. The goal is to support that lavender oil will decrease pain scores and narcotic use, increase sleep quality, and decrease anxiety by improving overall patient satisfaction and supporting their natural sense of well being. This research project will help support the use of complementary medicine in a hospital setting. The increased awareness and use of complementary medicine in a hospital setting will strengthen the patient centered care model that all hospitals strive to achieve.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03093454

Run by

Scott Hollenbeck, MD

People needed

58

Starts

2017-10-27

Expected to finish

2020-01-31

Last updated by the study team

2021-04-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 85. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Women undergoing any form of breast reconstruction therapy
• Ages 18-85
• At least a one night stay in hospital after surgery

You may not qualify if…

• Use of sleeping aide drugs
• Use of benzodiazepines
• History of any of the following: asthma, eczema, allergy to flowers, smell disorders
• Sensitivity to lavender oil or any of its ingredients
• Pregnant women will be excluded from the study. During routine preoperative testing the patient's menstrual history or urine pregnancy test will be performed to identify any patient who is pregnant.

Where it is running

• Duke University Medical Center — Durham, North Carolina, United States

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