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ArticleInternational journal of nursing sciences2025

Using an aromatherapy intervention with

Marian Elaine Reven, Roger Carpenter, Mary Jane Smith, Amanda Newhouse, Kesheng Wang

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Article in International journal of nursing sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05660434 (Using Aromatherapy for Comfort, Ease, and Stress for Adults Being Treated for Substance Use Disorder in North Central Appalachia), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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NCT05660434 nacompletednot on this map

Using Aromatherapy for Comfort, Ease, and Stress for Adults Being Treated for Substance Use Disorder in North Central Appalachia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorWest Virginia UniversityRan2022 to 2024Enrolled100ConditionsSubstance Use DisordersArmsAroma Inhaler with Bergamot essential oil
3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Marian Elaine RevenSchool of Nursing, Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.
Roger CarpenterSchool of Nursing, Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.
Mary Jane SmithSchool of Nursing, Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.
Amanda NewhouseRockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.
Kesheng WangSchool of Nursing, Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: This study had two aims. Aim one is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of using an aroma-based, self-managed intervention for adults in outpatient treatment for substance use disorder. Aim two is to examine the effects of a Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted (NCT05660434). Adults in treatment for substance use disorder were randomized to either control group (standard care) ( Results: One hundred participants were recruited over 11 months. Reasons for non or limited participation included feeling overwhelmed by the demands of treatment and everyday living. Data analysis showed psychological variable improvement with a significant increase in ease reported ( Conclusions: Results from this study provide data to support the feasibility and acceptability of using essential oil via inhalation to help this population. Findings from this study will inform a more extensive study designed to examine effects within and between groups using a placebo.

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AromatherapyFeasibility studiesHolistic nursingMind-body therapiesOpioid-related disordersPlant oilsVolatiles

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PMID40786851
PMCPMC12332428

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