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Trial reportBMC complementary and alternative medicine2013

A randomised controlled trial of the use of aromatherapy and hand massage to reduce disruptive behaviour in people with dementia.

Chieh-Yu Fu, Wendy Moyle, Marie Cooke

Open access · goldAbstract readMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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23citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 92 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Aromatherapy for dementia.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020
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  14. Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chieh-Yu FuCentre for Health Practice Innovation, Brisbane, QLD 4111, Australia.
Wendy Moyle
Marie Cooke
Griffith University · AUQueensland Centre for Mental Health Research · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAromatherapy and hand massage therapies have been reported to have some benefit for people with dementia who display behavioural symptoms; however there are a number of limitations of reported studies. The aim is to investigate the effect of aromatherapy (3% lavender oil spray) with and without hand massage on disruptive behaviour in people with dementia living in long-term care.

methodsIn a single blinded randomised controlled trial 67 people with a diagnosis of dementia and a history of disruptive behaviour, from three long-term care facilities were recruited and randomised using a random number table into three groups: (1) Combination (aromatherapy and hand massage) (n = 22), (2) Aromatherapy (n = 23), (3) Placebo control (water spray) (n = 22). The intervention was given twice daily for six weeks. Data on residents' behaviour (CMAI) and cognition (MMSE) were collected before, during and after the intervention.

resultsDespite a downward trend in behaviours displayed not one of the interventions significantly reduced disruptive behaviour.

conclusionsFurther large-scale placebo controlled studies are required where antipsychotic medication is controlled and a comparison of the methods of application of aromatherapy are investigated.

trial registrationACTRN12612000917831.

Indexed as

AromatherapyMassageAgedAged, 80 and overBehaviorCognitionCombined Modality TherapyDementiaFemaleHumansLavandulaMaleMiddle AgedOils, VolatilePlant OilsPsychomotor Agitationlavender oilOils, VolatilePlant Oils

Identifiers

PMID23837414
PMCPMC3737022
OpenAlexW2071010392

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