Efficacy of Lavender Essential Oil Chest Wraps in Infants With Bronchiolitis
ConditionBronchiolitis
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 4
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
AgeUp to 11
SponsorUniversity Hospital, Geneva
About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if lavender essential oil chest wraps relieve cough in infants with bronchiolitis compared to standard care. Furthermore, the researchers will evaluate if breathing difficulties, nighttime awakening and impact on parents will be improved by the lavender oil chest wraps. Infants will be randomized to receive standard care with the addition of lavender oil chest wraps or to receive standard care alone. The study will take place in two locations in Switzerland, at the Geneva University Hospital and the Fribourg Cantonal Hospital.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Bronchiolitis: clinical diagnosis based on the combination of respiratory distress (tachypnea, grunting, nasal flaring, retractions, and/or need for supplementary oxygen) and fine crackles sometimes accompanied by wheezing on auscultation.
Hospitalization.
Written informed consent.
Disqualifiers
Patients with underlying diseases that impact respiratory or heart function (congenital heart disease, congenital malformation of the lung or airway system and severe chronic lung disease).
More than 3 episodes of bronchiolitis.
Critically ill infants who have an immediate need for intensive care unit (ICU) admission.
Respiratory deterioration needing Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or transfer to ICU during study enrollment.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Lavender essential oil 10%, diluted in 90% olive oil
- Control
Treatment groups
400 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov