Morning SicknessNCT01668940
Freezie Remedy to Alleviate Morning Sickness
A study testing Lillipops Iced Soothies (4 flavours), Mr. Freeze Freezies and Lillipop Iced Soothies (Ginger flavour) in people with Morning Sickness, run by The Hospital for Sick Children at 1 site in Canada.
Trial summary
The primary objective of this study is to assess the effectiveness of Lillipops in the improvement of morning sickness symptoms. Secondary objectives are to assess if there are any changes to concurrent symptoms that may intensify NVP, such as metallic taste or gastrointestinal issues (e.g. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 45 years, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Morning Sickness
- What is being tested?
- Lillipops Iced Soothies (4 flavours), Mr. Freeze Freezies and Lillipop Iced Soothies (Ginger flavour)
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 54 participants
- Where
- 1 siteCanada
- Study dates
- Aug 2012to Jul 2015
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 45 years
- Women only
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- Pregnancy between 4 and 12 weeks gestation.
- Pregnant women with NVP, regardless of treatment (if any) for their NVP.
- Provide the signed informed consent form prior to initial interview.
- Able to come in person to Sick Kids or meet at an agreed location.
Who cannot join
- Gestational age beyond 12 weeks of pregnancy.
- Pregnant women less than 18 years of age.
- Women who are not proficient in the English language.
- Unable to consume any of the ingredients listed in Lillipops or Mr. Freeze freezies due to allergies, medication interactions or other reasons.
- Women refusing to avoid sources of ginger products for the duration of the study.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Effectiveness of a Natural Non-medicinal Freezie Remedy to Alleviate Morning Sickness
The primary objective of this study is to assess the effectiveness of Lillipops in the improvement of morning sickness symptoms. Secondary objectives are to assess if there are any changes to concurrent symptoms that may intensify NVP, such as metallic taste or gastrointestinal issues (e.g. heartburn, acid reflux, indigestion and gas), as well as preference for freezie flavours.
Read the detailed description
Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP) is the most common medical condition of pregnancy, also known as morning sickness which affects up to 80% of pregnant women. Lillipops Iced Soothies are naturally flavoured freezies developed in the United Kingdom for women with morning sickness. They are available in 5 different flavours: grapefruit and tangerine, lemon and mint, chamomile and orange, lime and vanilla, and ginger. The flavours are derived from steam distillation of the peels (grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, orange, lime), mint leaves, and chamomile flowers to release and collect their essential oils. Vanilla pods and ginger are macerated and their resin is used. These flavours are chosen because they may provide relief of symptoms as they are either traditional remedies for NVP, such as ginger, or soothing and refreshing flavours, such as chamomile, vanilla and citrus.
This study hypothesizes that using Lillipops Iced Soothies will reduce the severity of NVP symptoms according to the PUQE-24 (pregnancy-unique quantification of emesis and nausea) scoring system for nausea and vomiting of pregnancy. In addition, we hypothesize concurrent symptoms that may intensify NVP, such as metallic taste or gastrointestinal disorders (e.g. heartburn, acid reflux, indigestion and gas), will be alleviated. We hypothesize that improvements to NVP and concurrent symptoms will be greater with Lillipop freezies compared to another commercially available freezie.
- Conditions
- Morning Sickness
- Being tested
- Lillipops Iced Soothies (4 flavours), Mr. Freeze Freezies, Lillipop Iced Soothies (Ginger flavour)
- Keywords
- Morning Sickness, Lillipops Iced Soothies, Pregnancy, Obstetrics
- Medical subject headings
- Morning Sickness
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Lillipops Iced Soothies (4 flavours)Other
Lillipops Iced Soothies are naturally flavoured freezies developed in the United Kingdom for women with morning sickness. They are available in 5 different flavours: grapefruit and tangerine, lemon and mint, chamomile and orange, lime and vanilla, and ginger. The flavours are derived from steam distillation of the peels (grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, orange, lime), mint leaves, and chamomile flowers to release and collect their essential oils. Vanilla pods and ginger are macerated and their resin is used. These flavours were chosen because they may provide relief of symptoms as they are either traditional remedies for NVP, such as ginger, or soothing and refreshing flavours, such as chamomile, vanilla and citrus.
Mr. Freeze FreeziesOther
There are other commercially available freezies, such as Mr. Freeze. Mr. Freeze freezies contain simulated flavours of watermelon, cherry, blue raspberry and cream soda. However, there have been no reports, studies or claims that they are effective as a remedy for the treatment of NVP.
Lillipop Iced Soothies (Ginger flavour)Other
Lillipops Iced Soothies are naturally flavoured freezies developed in the United Kingdom for women with morning sickness. They are available in 5 different flavours: grapefruit and tangerine, lemon and mint, chamomile and orange, lime and vanilla, and ginger.The flavours are derived from steam distillation of the peels (grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, orange, lime), mint leaves, and chamomile flowers to release and collect their essential oils. Vanilla pods and ginger are macerated and their resin is used. These flavours were chosen because they may provide relief of symptoms as they are either traditional remedies for NVP, such as ginger, or soothing and refreshing flavours, such as chamomile, vanilla and citrus.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Lillipops Iced Soothies (4 flavours) | Experimental | Initially, women will be given 1 multiflavour box of Lillipop samples minus the ginger flavour (4 flavours). Each box contains 24 freezies (20 mL each), 6 of each flavor. They will be told to eat the freezies as needed to alleviate symptoms, up to a maximum of 12 per day, and to not have any other popsicles, freezies or any ginger products throughout the duration of the study (7 days). They can request an additional multiflavour box of freezies at each follow-up, as needed.
All participants will initially receive counselling and advice by the Motherisk NVP Counsellor about symptom management. This includes advice about dietary, non-medicinal and medical treatments as per the Motherisk NVP protocol Receives: Other: Lillipops Iced Soothies (4 flavours) |
| Lillipop Iced Soothies (Ginger flavour) | Experimental | Initially, women will be given 1 Ginger flavor box of Lillipop samples. Each box contains 24 freezies (20 mL each). Each 20ml contains 80mg of dried ginger root. They will be told to eat the freezies as needed to alleviate symptoms, up to a maximum of 12 a day and to not have any other popsicles, freezies or other ginger products throughout the duration of the study (7 days). Due ginger's antiemetic property, a maximum daily dose is up to 1000mg/day of dried ginger root powder in pregnancy.They can request an additional box of freezies at each follow-up, as needed.All participants will initially receive counselling and advice by the Motherisk NVP Counsellor about symptom management. This includes advice about dietary, non-medicinal and medical treatments as per the Motherisk NVP protocol. Receives: Other: Lillipop Iced Soothies (Ginger flavour) |
| Mr. Freeze Freezies (4 flavours) | Active comparator | Initially, women will be given 1 multiflavour box of Mr. Freeze samples. Each box contains 24 freezies (20 mL each), 6 of each flavor. They will be told to eat the freezies as needed to alleviate symptoms, up to a maximum of 12 per day, and to not have any other popsicles, freezies or any ginger products throughout the duration of the study (7 days). They can request an additional multiflavour box of freezies at each follow-up, as needed.
All participants will initially receive counselling and advice by the Motherisk NVP Counsellor about symptom management. This includes advice about dietary, non-medicinal and medical treatments as per the Motherisk NVP protocol Receives: Other: Mr. Freeze Freezies |
| Natural Course Group | No intervention | Women will not receive any freezies and will be asked to not have any other popsicles, freezies or any ginger products throughout the duration of the study (7 days). All participants will initially receive counselling and advice by the Motherisk NVP Counsellor about symptom management. This includes advice about dietary, non-medicinal and medical treatments as per the Motherisk NVP protocol |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Improvement of Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy (NVP)
To assess the effectiveness of Lillipops in the improvement of NVP symptoms. The primary endpoint of interest is the severity of NVP as compared between the 4 groups, defined according to the PUQE-24 (pregnancy-unique quantification of emesis and nausea) scoring system for nausea and vomiting of pregnancy that was developed and validated by Motherisk.
Measured: Baseline, +1, +3, +5, +7 days
Secondary outcomes (2)
Concurrent Symptoms
To assess if there are any changes to concurrent symptoms that may intensify NVP, such as metallic taste or gastrointestinal issues (e.g. heartburn, acid reflux, indigestion and gas). The secondary endpoint of interest is the effect of the 4 groups on the status of concurrent symptoms that may intensify NVP, such as metallic taste or gastroesophageal reflux disease, as well as preference for freezie flavours, according to the PUQE-24 (pregnancy-unique quantification of emesis and nausea) scoring system for nausea and vomiting of pregnancy that was developed and validated by Motherisk.
Measured: Baseline, +1, +3, +5, +7 days
Freezie Flavour Preference
To assess preference for freezie flavours.
Measured: Baseline, +1, +3, +5, +7 days
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted20 Aug 2012 (estimated)
- Study startAug 2012
- Primary completionJul 2015
- Study completionJul 2015
Why it stopped: The study PI left the institution in early 2015.
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Other trials for Morning SicknessStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by The Hospital for Sick ChildrenThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- Four parallel groups: 1) Lillipops Group (4 flavours): 2) Ginger Lillipops Group; 3) Mr. Freeze Control Group; 4) Natural Course Group. The main comparison is Group 1 vs Group 3.
- Masking
- Quadruple blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 54 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Shinya Ito, The Hospital for Sick Children
- Investigators
- Shinya Ito, MD, Principal investigator, The Hospital for Sick Children
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01668940
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 1000031589
- Status last verified
- Jan 2020
- First submitted
- 16 Aug 2012
- Last updated
- 10 Jan 2020
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 10 Jan 2020. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effectiveness of a Natural Non-medicinal Freezie Remedy to Alleviate Morning Sickness
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01668940
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 1000031589
- Conditions
- Morning Sickness
- Keywords
- Morning Sickness, Lillipops Iced Soothies, Pregnancy, Obstetrics
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- TerminatedReason stopped: The study PI left the institution in early 2015.
- Enrolment
- 54 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick ChildrenUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Aug 2012 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Jul 2015 (actual)
- Study completion
- Jul 2015 (actual)
- First posted
- 20 Aug 2012 (estimated)
- Results
- Posted 10 Jan 2020
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The primary objective of this study is to assess the effectiveness of Lillipops in the improvement of morning sickness symptoms. Secondary objectives are to assess if there are any changes to concurrent symptoms that may intensify NVP, such as metallic taste or gastrointestinal issues (e.g. heartburn, acid reflux, indigestion and gas), as well as preference for freezie flavours.
Detailed description
Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP) is the most common medical condition of pregnancy, also known as morning sickness which affects up to 80% of pregnant women. Lillipops Iced Soothies are naturally flavoured freezies developed in the United Kingdom for women with morning sickness. They are available in 5 different flavours: grapefruit and tangerine, lemon and mint, chamomile and orange, lime and vanilla, and ginger. The flavours are derived from steam distillation of the peels (grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, orange, lime), mint leaves, and chamomile flowers to release and collect their essential oils. Vanilla pods and ginger are macerated and their resin is used. These flavours are chosen because they may provide relief of symptoms as they are either traditional remedies for NVP, such as ginger, or soothing and refreshing flavours, such as chamomile, vanilla and citrus.
This study hypothesizes that using Lillipops Iced Soothies will reduce the severity of NVP symptoms according to the PUQE-24 (pregnancy-unique quantification of emesis and nausea) scoring system for nausea and vomiting of pregnancy. In addition, we hypothesize concurrent symptoms that may intensify NVP, such as metallic taste or gastrointestinal disorders (e.g. heartburn, acid reflux, indigestion and gas), will be alleviated. We hypothesize that improvements to NVP and concurrent symptoms will be greater with Lillipop freezies compared to another commercially available freezie.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Quadruple blind (participant, care provider, investigator, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 4
- Model description
- Four parallel groups: 1) Lillipops Group (4 flavours): 2) Ginger Lillipops Group; 3) Mr. Freeze Control Group; 4) Natural Course Group. The main comparison is Group 1 vs Group 3.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Lillipops Iced Soothies (4 flavours) | Experimental | Other: Lillipops Iced Soothies (4 flavours)Initially, women will be given 1 multiflavour box of Lillipop samples minus the ginger flavour (4 flavours). Each box contains 24 freezies (20 mL each), 6 of each flavor. They will be told to eat the freezies as needed to alleviate symptoms, up to a maximum of 12 per day, and to not have any other popsicles, freezies or any ginger products throughout the duration of the study (7 days). They can request an additional multiflavour box of freezies at each follow-up, as needed. All participants will initially receive counselling and advice by the Motherisk NVP Counsellor about symptom management. This includes advice about dietary, non-medicinal and medical treatments as per the Motherisk NVP protocol |
| Lillipop Iced Soothies (Ginger flavour) | Experimental | Other: Lillipop Iced Soothies (Ginger flavour)Initially, women will be given 1 Ginger flavor box of Lillipop samples. Each box contains 24 freezies (20 mL each). Each 20ml contains 80mg of dried ginger root. They will be told to eat the freezies as needed to alleviate symptoms, up to a maximum of 12 a day and to not have any other popsicles, freezies or other ginger products throughout the duration of the study (7 days). Due ginger's antiemetic property, a maximum daily dose is up to 1000mg/day of dried ginger root powder in pregnancy.They can request an additional box of freezies at each follow-up, as needed.All participants will initially receive counselling and advice by the Motherisk NVP Counsellor about symptom management. This includes advice about dietary, non-medicinal and medical treatments as per the Motherisk NVP protocol. |
| Mr. Freeze Freezies (4 flavours) | Active comparator | Other: Mr. Freeze FreeziesInitially, women will be given 1 multiflavour box of Mr. Freeze samples. Each box contains 24 freezies (20 mL each), 6 of each flavor. They will be told to eat the freezies as needed to alleviate symptoms, up to a maximum of 12 per day, and to not have any other popsicles, freezies or any ginger products throughout the duration of the study (7 days). They can request an additional multiflavour box of freezies at each follow-up, as needed. All participants will initially receive counselling and advice by the Motherisk NVP Counsellor about symptom management. This includes advice about dietary, non-medicinal and medical treatments as per the Motherisk NVP protocol |
| Natural Course Group | No intervention | –Women will not receive any freezies and will be asked to not have any other popsicles, freezies or any ginger products throughout the duration of the study (7 days). All participants will initially receive counselling and advice by the Motherisk NVP Counsellor about symptom management. This includes advice about dietary, non-medicinal and medical treatments as per the Motherisk NVP protocol |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 45 years
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Pregnancy between 4 and 12 weeks gestation.
- Pregnant women with NVP, regardless of treatment (if any) for their NVP.
- Provide the signed informed consent form prior to initial interview.
- Able to come in person to Sick Kids or meet at an agreed location.
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Gestational age beyond 12 weeks of pregnancy.
- Pregnant women less than 18 years of age.
- Women who are not proficient in the English language.
- Unable to consume any of the ingredients listed in Lillipops or Mr. Freeze freezies due to allergies, medication interactions or other reasons.
- Women refusing to avoid sources of ginger products for the duration of the study.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Lillipops Iced Soothies (4 flavours)Lillipops Iced Soothies are naturally flavoured freezies developed in the United Kingdom for women with morning sickness. They are available in 5 different flavours: grapefruit and tangerine, lemon and mint, chamomile and orange, lime and vanilla, and ginger. The flavours are derived from steam distillation of the peels (grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, orange, lime), mint leaves, and chamomile flowers to release and collect their essential oils. Vanilla pods and ginger are macerated and their resin is used. These flavours were chosen because they may provide relief of symptoms as they are either traditional remedies for NVP, such as ginger, or soothing and refreshing flavours, such as chamomile, vanilla and citrus. | Other | Lillipops Iced Soothies (4 flavours) |
| Mr. Freeze FreeziesThere are other commercially available freezies, such as Mr. Freeze. Mr. Freeze freezies contain simulated flavours of watermelon, cherry, blue raspberry and cream soda. However, there have been no reports, studies or claims that they are effective as a remedy for the treatment of NVP. | Other | Mr. Freeze Freezies (4 flavours) |
| Lillipop Iced Soothies (Ginger flavour)Lillipops Iced Soothies are naturally flavoured freezies developed in the United Kingdom for women with morning sickness. They are available in 5 different flavours: grapefruit and tangerine, lemon and mint, chamomile and orange, lime and vanilla, and ginger.The flavours are derived from steam distillation of the peels (grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, orange, lime), mint leaves, and chamomile flowers to release and collect their essential oils. Vanilla pods and ginger are macerated and their resin is used. These flavours were chosen because they may provide relief of symptoms as they are either traditional remedies for NVP, such as ginger, or soothing and refreshing flavours, such as chamomile, vanilla and citrus. | Other | Lillipop Iced Soothies (Ginger flavour) |
Primary outcome
Improvement of Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy (NVP)
Time frame: Baseline, +1, +3, +5, +7 days
To assess the effectiveness of Lillipops in the improvement of NVP symptoms. The primary endpoint of interest is the severity of NVP as compared between the 4 groups, defined according to the PUQE-24 (pregnancy-unique quantification of emesis and nausea) scoring system for nausea and vomiting of pregnancy that was developed and validated by Motherisk.
2 secondary outcomes
Concurrent Symptoms
Time frame: Baseline, +1, +3, +5, +7 days
Freezie Flavour Preference
Time frame: Baseline, +1, +3, +5, +7 days
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 10 Jan 2020.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Shinya Ito, MD principal investigator
The Hospital for Sick Children
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Lillipops Iced Soothies (4 flavours), Mr. Freeze Freezies and Lillipop Iced Soothies (Ginger flavour) in people with Morning Sickness, run by The Hospital for Sick Children at 1 site in Canada.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Jan 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 10 Jan 2020). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Improvement of Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy (NVP) (time frame: Baseline, +1, +3, +5, +7 days). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 10 Jan 2020.