Aromatherapy Massage in Chronic Low Back Pain
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Conventional Physiotherapy, Aromatherapy Massage + Conventional Physiotherapy.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Low Back Pain. Basic parameters: 18 years — 65 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
The Effect of Aromatherapy Massage in Individuals With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
The aim was to investigate the effectiveness of adding aromatherapy massage with a mixture of lavender and orange oil to conventional physical therapy in individuals with chronic nonspecific low back pain on pain, central sensitization, functionality, sleep, quality of life, kinesiophobia, anxiety, and depression in this patient population.
Interventions
- Other Conventional Physiotherapy
Hotpack (10 min) TENS (20 min) Ultrasound (5 min) Stretching \& stabilization exercises (15 min) Frequency: 5 sessions/week for 4 weeks - Other Aromatherapy Massage + Conventional Physiotherapy
Same conventional physiotherapy protocol Aromatherapy massage: Lavender + orange essential oil (%1.5 in sweet almond oil) 15 min/session 3 sessions/week for 4 weeks Massage techniques: effleurage, petrissage, friction, vibration
Primary outcome measures
- McGill Pain Questionnaire [Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks]
- Pressure Pain Threshold (Algometer) [Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks]
- Central Sensitization Inventory [Time frame: Baseline and 4 weeks]
Secondary outcome measures (6)
- Disability (Oswestry Disability Index) [Time frame: Baseline and 4 weeks]
- Quality of Life (SF-36) [Time frame: Baseline and 4 weeks]
- Anxiety (Beck Anxiety Inventory) [Time frame: Baseline and 4 weeks]
- Depression (Beck Depression Inventory) [Time frame: Baseline and 4 weeks]
- Kinesiophobia (Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia) [Time frame: Baseline and 4 weeks]
- Sleep Quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index) [Time frame: Baseline and 4 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Age 18-65 years
- Chronic nonspecific low back pain ≥ 6 months
- Volunteering to participate
- Receiving treatment at physical therapy clinic
Exclusion criteria
- History of orthopedic surgery, fracture, trauma
- Inflammatory, rheumatologic, neurological, psychiatric disorders
- Asthma
- Current psychiatric medication use
- Peripheral neuropathy or postherpetic neuralgia
- Long-term corticosteroid use
- Skin lesions/open wounds in treatment area
- Allergy to lavender, orange, or almond oil
- Positive allergic reaction to patch test
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Turkey (Türkiye) · 1 center
- Kırşehir Research and Training Hospital, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Clinic — Kırşehir
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07578181 · KAEU-T.ATAHAN-014