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Lavender and peppermint scents tested for chemo side effects

NCT ID NCT04449315

Symptom relief Sponsor: Central DuPage Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether aromatherapy with lavender and peppermint essential oils can reduce nausea and anxiety in cancer patients during chemotherapy infusions. Forty adult outpatients who reported nausea or anxiety were given a gauze with one to two drops of oil to sniff as needed. After their infusion, they answered questions about how they felt.

What this could mean

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Active substance
lavender and peppermint essential oils
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to help cancer patients feel less nauseous and anxious during chemotherapy.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed study with only 40 participants and no comparison group, so results may not be reliable or apply to everyone. Aromatherapy is not a substitute for standard medical care.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

40 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Oct 2020

Finished

May 2022

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * All outpatient Oncology patients \> 18 years of age * Non pregnant * Not cognitively impaired * English speaking only * Patients who report nausea and/or anxiety Exclusion Criteria: * All outpatient oncology patients \<18 years of age * Pregnant * Cognitively impaired * Non-English Speaking * Patients who do not report nausea and/or anxiety * Patients with a known allergy to peppermint and/or lavender aromatherapy oil

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Conditions

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anxiety anxiety disorder Nausea

As listed by the trial registrant

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Anxiety Nausea

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Central DuPage

    Winfield, Illinois, 60190, United States

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