Tokyo, Feb. 1 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000060536) titled 'A Study to Examine the Effects of Aromatherapy on Stress and Pain in Patients with Cancer' on Feb. 1.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Basic Design - Single arm Randomization - Non-randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - Uncontrolled

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Japanese Red Cross Hokkaido College of Nursing

Condition: Condition - Cancer Classification by malignancy - Malignancy Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - This study aims to examine the effects of aromatherapy on stress and pain in patients with cancer using pre and post intervention salivary biomarkers and questionnaire based outcomes. Basic objectives2 - Efficacy

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - Aromatherapy treatment

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 40 years-old = Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - 1. Individuals diagnosed with cancer who are continuing treatment at home, and who are between 40 and 95 years of age at the time of obtaining informed consent. 2. Individuals who voluntarily request to receive aromatherapy treatment. 3. Individuals who are judged by their attending physicians to be eligible for participation in this study. 4. Individuals who are determined by their attending physicians not to require inpatient treatment for the time being. 5. Individuals who have received a sufficient explanation of this study, have understood its content, and have provided written informed consent to participate. Key exclusion criteria - 1. Individuals with allergies to nuts, particularly those with almond allergy. 2. Individuals who are judged by their attending physician to be likely to experience an adverse impact on their medical treatment as a result of participation in this study. 3. Individuals who have been diagnosed by their attending physician as having terminal cancer or being in an end of life condition. 4. Individuals who show a positive reaction to the essential oils used in this study in a patch test conducted prior to aromatherapy treatment. Target Size - 10

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Preinitiation Date of protocol fixation - 2025 Year 12 Month 24 Day Date of IRB - 2026 Year 01 Month 05 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 02 Month 01 Day Last follow-up date - 2027 Year 03 Month 31 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000069080

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