Does Massage With or Without Aromatherapy Reduce Infant's Distress?

NCT ID: NCT00624637

Last Updated: 2008-02-27

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

110 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-01-31

Study Completion Date

2009-12-31

Brief Summary

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This study aims to determine the effect of massage with or without aromatherapy on infant´s level of distress

Detailed Description

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Despite extensive use of pharmacological treatments such as sedatives, distress and anxiety remain a huge problem in patients admitted to the PICU, especially in the 65% under the age of 3. Parents are anxious about the outcome and feel powerless because they have to transfer care to doctors and nurses. Those in favor of complementary care, realize at the same time that there is lack of evidence to support its use in daily practice. On the other hand, many sedatives used in infants are unlicensed and animal studies even suggest increased risk of neuroapoptosis using midazolam at an early age.

In a first study we will evaluate the effects of aromatherapy massage or massage compared to standard care in infants after craniofacial surgery.

The first group receives: aromatherapy massage using a concentration of mandarin essence in the massage oil, the second group: massage (without essential oils) and the third (control) group receives standard postoperative care. Massage will be performed in a standardized way using the ' m' technique® developed by dr. Buckle. Primary outcome is the percentage of patients with COMFORT behavior score below 17, assessed from videomaterial by a rater blinded for condition.The intervention will be carried out three hours after return from surgery.Secondary outcomes are bedside COMFORT behavior scores assessed by the caregiving nurse and the amount of midazolam used in the first 24 hours postoperative as well as the use of additional analgesics such as paracetamol and morphine.

Conditions

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Distress

Keywords

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aromatherapy massage comfort postoperative infants craniofacial surgery

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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A

infants after craniofacial surgery receive one massage with aromatherapy three hours postoperatively

Group Type OTHER

aromatherapy massage

Intervention Type OTHER

Ten minutes massage of hands, arms or feet with mandarin essential oil 1% (Citrus reticulata) or with carrier oil only

B

infants after craniofacial surgery receive one massage with carrier oil three hours postoperatively

Group Type OTHER

aromatherapy massage

Intervention Type OTHER

Ten minutes massage of hands, arms or feet with mandarin essential oil 1% (Citrus reticulata) or with carrier oil only

C

no intervention, standard postoperative care

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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aromatherapy massage

Ten minutes massage of hands, arms or feet with mandarin essential oil 1% (Citrus reticulata) or with carrier oil only

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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A - aromatherapy massage B - massage

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Infants aged 6 to 36 months admitted to the Intensive Care-Sophia after craniofacial surgery

Exclusion Criteria

* Neurological impairment
* Eczema or other skin disorders
* Nut allergy
Minimum Eligible Age

6 Months

Maximum Eligible Age

3 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Erasmus Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital

Principal Investigators

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Dick Tibboel, prof, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Erasmus MC-Sophia

Locations

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Pediatric Surgical Intensive Care, Erasmus MC-Sophia

Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Netherlands

Central Contacts

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Marjan de Jong, RN

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 4636151

Email: [email protected]

Monique van Dijk, Dr

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 4636066

Email: [email protected]

References

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de Jong M, Lucas C, Bredero H, van Adrichem L, Tibboel D, van Dijk M. Does postoperative 'M' technique massage with or without mandarin oil reduce infants' distress after major craniofacial surgery? J Adv Nurs. 2012 Aug;68(8):1748-57. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05861.x. Epub 2011 Nov 3.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 22050553 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2007-253

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id