Evaluation of the effectiveness of an aromatherapy treatment with lavender essential oil to reduce post-operative nausea and vomiting: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial


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  • Tatiana Bolgeo SC Research Training Innovation Infrastructure, Integrated Activities, Research, Innovation Department (DAIRI), SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo National Hospital Alessandria, Italy. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7322-7009
  • Laura Savi SC Hospital Pharmacy Device and Drug Management, SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo National Hospital, Alessandria, Italy.
  • Pietro Ricci SC Directorate of Health Professions, SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo National Hospital, Alessandria, Italy.
  • Elisabetta Zogno SC Neurosurgery, SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo National Hospital, Alessandria, Italy.
  • Giovanna Drago SC General Surgery, SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo National Hospital, Alessandria, Italy.
  • Sara Gallesi SC Vascular Surgery, SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo National Hospital, Alessandria, Italy.
  • Barbara Fadda SS Gynaecological Surgery, SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo National Hospital, Alessandria, Italy.
  • Denise Gatti SC Research Training Innovation Infrastructure, Integrated Activities, Research, Innovation Department (DAIRI), SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo National Hospital Alessandria, Italy. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9806-5360
  • Menada Gardalini SC Research Training Innovation Infrastructure, Integrated Activities, Research, Innovation Department (DAIRI), SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo National Hospital Alessandria, Italy.
  • Roberta Di Matteo SC Research Training Innovation Infrastructure, Integrated Activities, Research, Innovation Department (DAIRI), SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo National Hospital Alessandria, Italy. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8249-8284
  • Antonio Maconi SC Research Training Innovation Infrastructure, Integrated Activities, Research, Innovation Department (DAIRI), SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo National Hospital Alessandria, Italy.

Background: The most common post-operative symptoms are nausea and vomiting. Aromatherapy has been shown to reduce post-operative nausea and vomiting and thus could be used as a complementary therapy to antiemetic drugs; however, no studies have considered the exclusive use of Lavender in these patients. The study’s aim is to assess aromatherapy in reducing nausea and vomiting in post-operative patients. Materials and Methods: A 2-arm randomised controlled interventional study was carried out in the Neurosurgery, General Surgery, Vascular Surgery, and Gynaecology facilities of the SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo Hospital of Alessandria. Study inclusion criteria: patients over the age of 18, who sign an informed consent form, have had an anaesthesiologic examination, have had general anaesthesia, and are clinically stable with a nausea score of NRS>0. Multiple instruments will be used, including a numerical rating scale, a Likert rating scale, and a Likert rating scale to assess Vomiting and the degree of satisfaction. Conclusions: The use of complementary non-pharmacological methods such as aromatherapy may help patients feel more comfortable in the post-operative period.


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Tatiana Bolgeo, SC Research Training Innovation Infrastructure, Integrated Activities, Research, Innovation Department (DAIRI), SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo National Hospital Alessandria

 

 

Laura Savi, SC Hospital Pharmacy Device and Drug Management, SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo National Hospital, Alessandria

 

 

 

Pietro Ricci, SC Directorate of Health Professions, SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo National Hospital, Alessandria

 

 

 

Elisabetta Zogno, SC Neurosurgery, SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo National Hospital, Alessandria

 

 

Giovanna Drago, SC General Surgery, SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo National Hospital, Alessandria

 

 

 

Sara Gallesi, SC Vascular Surgery, SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo National Hospital, Alessandria

 

 

 

Barbara Fadda, SS Gynaecological Surgery, SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo National Hospital, Alessandria

 

 

 

Menada Gardalini, SC Research Training Innovation Infrastructure, Integrated Activities, Research, Innovation Department (DAIRI), SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo National Hospital Alessandria

 

 

Roberta Di Matteo, SC Research Training Innovation Infrastructure, Integrated Activities, Research, Innovation Department (DAIRI), SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo National Hospital Alessandria

 

 

Antonio Maconi, SC Research Training Innovation Infrastructure, Integrated Activities, Research, Innovation Department (DAIRI), SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo National Hospital Alessandria

 

 

Bolgeo, T., Savi, L., Ricci, P., Zogno, E., Drago, G., Gallesi, S., Fadda, B., Gatti, D., Gardalini, M., Di Matteo, R., & Maconi, A. (2023). Evaluation of the effectiveness of an aromatherapy treatment with lavender essential oil to reduce post-operative nausea and vomiting: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial. Working Paper of Public Health, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/wpph.2023.9690

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