Cardamom and peppermint oils for chemo nausea
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This trial tests whether smelling cardamom or peppermint oils can help reduce nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy and improve your appetite. It's for people currently receiving specific breast cancer chemotherapy.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You are currently getting chemotherapy with Adriamycin-cyclophosphamide or Adriamycin-cyclophosphamide-fluorouracil (a common breast cancer treatment) and have had at least one cycle.
- You have a normal sense of smell.
- You do not have vertigo, motion sickness, chronic lung disease (like asthma), or known allergies.
- You do not use scented products or other complementary therapies for nausea during the study.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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