Aromatherapy Oil Associated for Managing Anxiety and Pain During Bone Marrow Biopsy Procedures

NCT ID: NCT06581211

Last Updated: 2025-11-06

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

SUSPENDED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

45 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-08-23

Study Completion Date

2026-06-25

Brief Summary

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This clinical trial evaluates whether using aromatherapy can reduce pain and anxiety for cancer patients during routine biopsy procedures. Because of the discomfort associated with a bone marrow aspirate and biopsy (BMAB), many patients have significant anxiety in addition to their pain. With the current background of the opioid crisis, researchers have been looking for different ways to treat pain and anxiety in cancer patients without using medications that have a risk for abuse. Recent research suggests that using lavender aromatherapy may be an effective and more affordable treatment for anxiety and pain in patients. Information gathered from this study may help researchers determine whether using aromatherapy may help to manage pain and anxiety during biopsy procedures for cancer patients.

Detailed Description

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine the feasibility of utilizing aromatherapy oils during bone marrow biopsy procedures in clinical practice.

II. To assess satisfaction of patients receiving aromatherapy oils during bone marrow biopsy procedures in clinical practice.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To observe the relationship of aromatherapy oils (as compared to placebo aromatherapy) on anxiety in patients undergoing a bone marrow aspirate and biopsy procedure.

II. To observe the relationship of aromatherapy oils (as compared to placebo aromatherapy) on pain in patients undergoing a bone marrow aspirate and biopsy procedure.

III. To observe the relationship of aromatherapy oils (versus placebo aromatherapy) on other symptoms (i.e., physical, emotional symptoms, etc.).

IV. Additionally assess if there are any differences in practitioner procedure evaluation between the groups.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 3 groups.

GROUP I: Patients inhale lavender oil aromatherapy (LAO) for 20 minutes prior to standard of care (SOC) BMAB and throughout the procedure.

GROUP II: Patients inhale linalool oil aromatherapy (LA) for 20 minutes prior to SOC BMAB and throughout the procedure.

GROUP III: Patients inhale jojoba oil aromatherapy for 20 minutes prior to SOC BMAB.

Conditions

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Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Neoplasm Malignant Solid Neoplasm

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Group I (LOA)

Patients inhale LOA for 20 minutes prior to SOC BMAB and throughout the procedure.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Electronic Health Record Review

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Lavender Oil

Intervention Type OTHER

Inhale LAO

Questionnaire Administration

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Group II (LA)

GROUP II: Patients inhale LA for 20 minutes prior to SOC BMAB and throughout the procedure.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Aromatherapy and Essential Oils

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Inhale LA

Electronic Health Record Review

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Questionnaire Administration

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Group III (jojoba)

Patients inhale jojoba oil for 20 minutes prior to SOC BMAB.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Electronic Health Record Review

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Jojoba Oil

Intervention Type OTHER

Inhale jojoba oil aromatherapy

Questionnaire Administration

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Interventions

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Aromatherapy and Essential Oils

Inhale LA

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Electronic Health Record Review

Ancillary studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Jojoba Oil

Inhale jojoba oil aromatherapy

Intervention Type OTHER

Lavender Oil

Inhale LAO

Intervention Type OTHER

Questionnaire Administration

Ancillary studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Aromatherapy Common Lavender Oil English Lavender Oil Lavandula officinalis Flowering Top Oil

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients must have the ability to understand and sign a written informed consent document, and be willing to follow protocol requirements
* Ability to read and understand English for patient reported outcomes
* Age \>= 18 years
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 1
* Willingness to comply with all study interventions of essential oil aromatherapy
* Anxiety \> 3 on a 0-10 visual analog scale regarding the bone marrow biopsy/aspirate procedure
* The study is open to all participants regardless of gender, race, or ethnicity

Exclusion Criteria

* Allergy to lavender oil, linalool oil, jojoba oil
* Previous enrollment in this study
* Uncontrolled respiratory conditions such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
* Mental incapacitation (ex. stroke, brain metastasis etc.) that would cause inability to follow directions, in the opinion of the investigators
* Ongoing uncontrolled active psychiatric condition that would interfere in the conduct of the study (e.g., mood disorders, anxiety, psychosis disorders, or substance use), as determined by the patient's primary cancer team.

* If a patient has a history of a psychiatric disorder, we will contact their primary cancer team to determine if their condition is controlled or uncontrolled, and if it will interfere with the study
* Recent changes in the past 2 weeks to medications prescribed for pain or anxiety
* Abnormal smelling abilities due to sinus infections, long COVID, etc.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

City of Hope Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Richard T Lee

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

City of Hope Medical Center

Locations

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City of Hope Medical Center

Duarte, California, United States

Site Status

City of Hope at Lennar

Irvine, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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P30CA033572

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

NCI-2024-05514

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

23234

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

23234

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id