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The Effect of Lavender Essential Oil for Delirium in Elderly Intensive Care Unit Patients: Study Protocol
Sponsor: Chongqing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital
Summary
Elderly critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) are at risk of delirium, which is primarily characterized by acute consciousness impairment and perceptual, cognitive, and memory impairment, resulting in excess death, care expenditures, and acquired dementia, depression and anxiety, which severely affect the prognosis of critically ill patients. However, there are currently no effective pharmacological strategies for preventing delirium. Inhalation aromatherapy has been proven to benefits the sleep disorder, anxiety or depression and lavender oil is one of the most used essential oils. Therefore, we hypothesized that the use of lavender would reduce the incidence rate of delirium in ICU patients.
Official title: The Effect of Lavender Essential Oil for Delirium in Elderly Intensive Care Unit Patients: Study Protocol for a Double Blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
60 Years - 90 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
68
Start Date
2023-11-01
Completion Date
2024-11-30
Last Updated
2024-05-30
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Lavender
The lavender aroma (L. angustifolia ssp. Angustifolia) is provided by Pranarom International, Ghislenghien, Belgium. Lavender aroma will be contained in a 10 ml glass bottle with a drop stopper and place the bottle within 20 cm of the patient's pillow so that the aroma can reach the patient. The entire course of treatment lasts 5 days.
A2F bundle
A: assess, prevent, and manage pain; B: both spontaneous awakening and breathing trials; C: choice of analgesia and sedation; D: delirium assessment, prevention, and management; E: early mobility and exercise; and F: family engagement/empowerment
Locations (1)
Chongqing traditional Chinese medicine hospital
Chongqing, China