Impact of Aromatherapy on Nausea in Hospitalized Children Undergoing Rehabilitation

Launched by ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE · Aug 22, 2023

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Children will participate in the study for two weeks. One week the child will receive a aromatherapy product for nausea and the other week the child will not receive the product.

If this aromatherapy is effective at decreasing nausea, the child may be more likely to participate in their rehabilitation therapy sessions. Information gathered during the study may potentially benefit other patients by helping to develop hospital practices of using aromatherapy in the pediatric rehabilitation unit.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Patients ages 8 to 17 years of age on the rehabilitation unit and service at Arkansas Children's Hospital
• • Patients with a Glascow Coma Scale (GCS) of 13-15
• • Patients with a Rancho Los Amigos Revised Scale score of 5 or higher
• • Ability to read and write in English
• • Patient to have an expected length of stay of at least 2 weeks
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Patients with any mechanical or obstructive pathophysiology (appendicitis, bowel obstruction, or intussusception, etc.)
• • Known allergy or sensitivity to lavender, peppermint, spearmint, or ginger
• • Patients with known asthma and/or pulmonary conditions
• • Wards of the State or any other agency or institution