Status:
UNKNOWN
Effects of Aromatherapy on the Headache and Service Quality Among Nurses Working in Critical Care Nurses Units.
Lead Sponsor:
National Taiwan University Hospital
Conditions:
Headache, Migraine
Quality of Life
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Background: Our pilot study showed that the prevalence of headaches is 43.5% among nurses working in critical care units in a medical center in Taiwan. In the pilot study, 70% nurses with headache are...
Detailed Description
This study adopts an experimental design with cluster randomization based on the ward unit. Eligible subjects are diagnosed migraine or tension-type headache nurses who are working in the critical car...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Registered nurses, working in intensive care units (ICU) or department of emergency (ED).
- The frequency of headaches more than three times per month.
- The type of headache is migraine or frequent episodic tension-type headache, which is defined by the Headache Classification Committee of the International Headache Society. If the symptoms of a headache cannot be defined, the investigator will refer the potential participant to a neurologist for further diagnosis.
Exclusion
- Current user of other kinds of essential oils (e.g., the external application on skin, sniffing), and do not willing to temporarily suspend for nine weeks.
- Having sensitive responses to the essential oil.
- Pregnancy or preparing for pregnancy.
- Breastfeeding.
- The type of headache was neither migraine nor frequent episodic tension-type headache after diagnosed by the neurologist.
- With hepatic or renal diseases.
- taking medicine for long-term (such as Aspirin, anti-coagulant, medication for mental disorders, contraceptives, etc.).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 15 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 31 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
103 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03867864
Start Date
March 15 2019
End Date
December 31 2019
Last Update
March 26 2019
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