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Ginger aromatherapy for Cancer

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Led By Julie Ryan Wolf, PhD, MPH
Research Sponsored by University of Rochester
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Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 3 months
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Study Summary

This trial is testing whether aromatherapy can help reduce symptoms experienced by cancer patients during chemotherapy, such as nausea, pain, and fatigue.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~3 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 3 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Compliance rate
Number of participants that complete the intervention.
Secondary outcome measures
Maximum composite severity score
Mean composite severity score

Trial Design

4Treatment groups
Active Control
Placebo Group
Group I: Ginger aromatherapyActive Control1 Intervention
Ginger essential oil (GIN-106) in an aromatherapy inhaler. Subject will take 3 sniffs of the inhaler four times daily (morning, noon, evening, bedtime) for 7 consecutive days during two chemotherapy cycles.
Group II: Orange aromatherpyActive Control1 Intervention
Orange essential oil (ORG-114) in an aromatherapy inhaler. Subject will take 3 sniffs of the inhaler four times daily (morning, noon, evening, bedtime) for 7 consecutive days during two chemotherapy cycles.
Group III: Lavender aromatherapyActive Control1 Intervention
Lavender essential oil (LAV-110) in an aromatherapy inhaler. Subject will take 3 sniffs of the inhaler four times daily (morning, noon, evening, bedtime) for 7 consecutive days during two chemotherapy cycles.
Group IV: Jojoba aromatherapyPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Jojoba oil in an aromatherapy inhaler. Subject will take 3 sniffs of the inhaler four times daily (morning, noon, evening, bedtime) for 7 consecutive days during two chemotherapy cycles. One drop of jojoba oil is on the other three aromatherapy inhalers. Jojoba oil is a "carreir oil" for essential oils which will be used as a comparator and placebo in this study.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of RochesterLead Sponsor
836 Previous Clinical Trials
518,263 Total Patients Enrolled
Julie Ryan Wolf, PhD, MPHPrincipal Investigator - University of Rochester
University of Rochester

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Aromatherapy for Integrated Cancer Care
Julie Ryan Wolf 2018. "Aromatherapy for Integrated Cancer Care". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03449511.
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