Nurse Led Aromatherapy

NCT07773181 · tracked via the Priya Life Science Singapore tracker

Sponsor

KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Phase

Not applicable

Started

2026-09

Last updated

2026-08-19

Condition(s) studied

Burns and Scalds

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Aromatherapy

Aromatherapy: Aromatherapy diffusion is a blend of three essential oils, bergamot mint, patchouli, and sweet orange.

Study summary

The goal of this trial is to see if aromatherapy in addition to pain medication, will help manage pain in pediatric burn patients during their first burn dressing change. Participants aged 2 months to 7 years old will be randomly assigned to usual care (pain medication only) or to receive aromatherapy in addition to pain medication prior to their first burn dressing change. The main question it aims to answer is:

-Does aromatherapy plus pain medication decrease pain more than pain medication alone for young children receiving their first burn dressing change?

All participants will receive the standard pain medications and have their pain assessed on medication administration (prior to aromatherapy for the intervention group), prior to dressing change (after aromatherapy for the intervention group), and 15 minutes after the dressing change is complete.

Once the final pain assessment is complete, there is no more information needed from participants for the purposes of the study. All participants will continue to follow up in the clinic for the remaining dressing changes as needed.

Eligibility

Sex

ALL

Min age

2 Months

Max age

7 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria: * Seen in outpatient burn center * Burns not covering more than 7.5% of body surface area * First burn dressing change * Second degree burns * Scalding, flame, or contact burns Exclusion Criteria: * Allergy/hypersensitivity to essential oils, or any components of the aromatherapy formula * Airway/hypersensitivity to fragrances, paint fumes, or turpentine * Respiratory conditions (e.g. asthma, reactive airway disease, recent wheezing) * Inhalation injury 1. Thermal injury: Caused by direct thermal damage which affects upper airways resulting in edema, stridor and upper airway obstruction 2. Chemical injury to airways and lung parenchyma from products of combustion 3. Systemic poisoning from carbon monoxide and/or cyanide * Surgery for burn * Infection of burn * Burns of the face * Burns requiring Acticoat dressing * Delayed burns (those that have been previously treated outside of the hospital, but have not healed and require further treatment)

Primary outcome measure(s)

Pain score as measured by Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, and Consolability (FLACC) scale with first burn dressing change — FLACC to be completed upon arrival in burn center (baseline), immediately prior to burn dressing change (preprocedural), and 15 minutes after burn dressing change is complete (postprocedural).
Zero is equivalent to no pain and 10 indicates severe pain

Trial sites (1)

Facility	City	Region	Status
KK Women and Children's Hospital	Singapore	Singapore

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Official registry record

This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.

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