The effect of Citrus aurantium inhalation aromatherapy on chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in breast cancer patients: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Breast cancer (BC) is the second most common cancer globally and the most prevalent among women. Chemotherapy, a primary treatment, frequently induces distressing side effects like nausea and vomiting. This study evaluated the efficacy of Citrus aurantium inhalation aromatherapy in reducing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) in women with BC.

Methods

In this CONSORT-compliant parallel-group randomized controlled trial (registered at IRCT: 20240305061177N1), 92 BC patients at Motahari Clinic were randomly allocated (between April to August 2024) to an aromatherapy group (n = 46) or a control group (n = 46). Alongside standard antiemetic medications, the aromatherapy group inhaled two drops of C. aurantium essential oil applied to the philtrum, while th

SUBMITTER: Tabei P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12502287 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature