Effects of Aromatherapy on Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer

NCT ID: NCT06338527

Last Updated: 2024-03-29

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

90 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-03-26

Study Completion Date

2024-06-15

Brief Summary

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The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of aromatherapy on sleep quality and anxiety in patients undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Sleep Quality Anxiety

Keywords

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Sleep quality Anxiety Aromatherapy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Experimental group

The researchers placed 2 drops of lavender oil on gauze in a box each night 30 minutes before the patient went to bed and placed it 15 to 20 centimeters from the pillow.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Aromatherapy

Intervention Type OTHER

Lavender oil was used for aromatherapy intervention.

Control group

The control group had no aromatherapy intervention during the study period.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

No intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

No aromatherapy intervention was performed during the period of the study.

Interventions

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Aromatherapy

Lavender oil was used for aromatherapy intervention.

Intervention Type OTHER

No intervention

No aromatherapy intervention was performed during the period of the study.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: 1) patients diagnosed with breast cancer and receiving chemotherapy; 2) suffering from sleep disorders or PSQI score greater than 5; 3) not using medications such as antidepressants and hypnotics that may affect the observation results; 4) age older than 18 years and volunteered to participate in this study.

Exclusion Criteria: 1) Asthma or severe respiratory disease; 2) Allergy to lavender; 3) Cognitive or communication disorders; 4) Breast cancer combined with severe organ dysfunction.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Weifang Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jiang Liu

Research investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Shirong Fang, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Weifang People's Hospital

Locations

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Weifang People's Hospital

Weifang, Shangdong, China

Site Status

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Jiang Liu, Researcher

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +8617667192336

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Shirong Fang, M.D.

Role: primary

References

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Zhang F, Cheng L, Qin S, Wang L, Liu Y, Liu Y, Yang J, Fang S, An N, Zhang Y, Liu J. Effect of aromatherapy massage with lavender essential oil on sleep quality, pain, and mental and psychiatric disorders among breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a randomized controlled trial. Support Care Cancer. 2025 Jul 14;33(8):689. doi: 10.1007/s00520-025-09741-x.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40653563 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2024YX321

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id