Lavender Aromatherapy for Sleep in Hospitalized Adult Patients

Northwell Health108 enrolled

Overview

This feasibility study's aim is to determine the effectiveness of lavender oil aromatherapy on quality and duration of sleep in hospitalized adult patients

Hospitalized patients on a medical unit will be randomly assigned to one of three groups of 36 patients: Intervention (Lavender oil), Placebo Intervention (Grapeseed Oil), or Control (Standard of Care). Following a determination of meeting inclusion criteria on admission and completing informed consent, subjects will be randomized to one of three groups on admission. This is a 4 day study with pre- intervention (baseline) sleep data on quality and duration of sleep using the Verrans \& Halpern- Snyder Sleep Scale collected on Day 2, following admission day. For the intervention, indirect aromatherapy, a 2x2 gauze with 2 drops of either oil (lavender or grapeseed is pinned it to the subjects' nightgown (right scapula area) for two sequential nights (Time 1 and Time 2) (Day 2 and 3) and removed in the morning after 10 hours . Sleep Quality and Duration are then measured in the morning, Time 1 and Time 2, (Day 3 and Day 4) by the Verran \& Snyder-Halpern Sleep Scale analogue. The control group receives standard of care in the evenings and the same data as the intervention groups are collected for sleep quality and duration, pre-intervention and Time 1 and Time 2 .. The differences in the scores for sleep quality and duration will be compared from pre-intervention to Time 1 and Time 2 for each group .

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

108

Conditions

Sleep Hospitalization

Interventions

lavender oilOTHER

aromatherapy--two drops applied to a 2x2 gauze and pinned to subject's gown

Grapeseed OilOTHER

aromatherapy--two drops applied to a 2 X 2 gauze and pinned to subject's gown

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria * Ability to speak, read and understand English. * Ability to use an electronic "pad" following instruction and assistance for data collection Exclusion Criteria: * Cognitive impairment .Allergy to lavender or grapeseed oil * .Any condition that has been reported to affect the sense of smell * Newly prescribed sleep medications (last two weeks prior to admission) or those causing sleepiness * Pregnancy * Currently using lavender therapy (aroma, massage, etc.). * A smoker of any kind (tobacco, electronic cigarettes) . * History of migraine headaches. * Asthma, Bronchitis, or any airway disease.

Locations (2)

Northwell Health , South Shore University Hospital

Bay Shore, New York, United States

South Shore University Hosp

Bay Shore, New York, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in sleep duration from Baseline to Day 3 and day 4

Measured by an increase in the mean scores Verans and Snyder-Halpern Sleep Scale (0-100) by 10 or greater

Time frame: Baseline, Day 3, Day 4

Change in sleep quality from Baseline to Day 3 and Day 4

Measured by an increase in mean scores on the the Verans and Snyder-Halpern Sleep Scale of 10 or greater

Time frame: Baseline Day 3, Day 4

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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