Aromatherapy plus standard care for nausea from breast cancer chemo
Part of Cancer, Skin clinical trials.
This study tests whether adding aromatherapy (using pleasant scents like lavender) to your standard nausea and vomiting medicines works better at preventing those side effects during strong chemotherapy for breast cancer. If you join, you will either get standard treatment plus aromatherapy or standard treatment alone.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 to 80 years old and have been diagnosed with breast cancer.
- You are about to start or are currently getting chemotherapy through an IV, and you will have at least 2 more treatment cycles.
- Your chemotherapy is one that is known to cause severe nausea and vomiting.
- You are able to do everyday activities with little help (ECOG score 2 or less).
- You do not have an allergy to essential oils, and you have not had a recent major heart or brain event (like a heart attack or stroke) in the past year.
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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