The Clinical Effects of Aromatherapy Massage on Reducing Pain for the Cancer Patients: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Joint Authors
Wang, Shu-Hui
Chen, Ting-Hao
Chen, Pei-Shih
Chao, Chuang-Min
Hsiung, Nan-Hsing
Tung, Tao-Hsin
Chi, Ching-Chi
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-01-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
Aromatherapy massage is an alternative treatment in reducing the pain of the cancer patients.
This study was to investigate whether aromatherapy massage could improve the pain of the cancer patients.
Methods.
We searched PubMed and Cochrane Library for relevant randomized controlled trials without language limitations between 1 January 1990 and 31 July 2015 with a priori defined inclusion and exclusion criteria.
The search terms included aromatherapy, essential oil, pain, ache, cancer, tumor, and carcinoma.
There were 7 studies which met the selection criteria and 3 studies were eventually included among 63 eligible publications.
Results.
This meta-analysis included three randomized controlled trials with a total of 278 participants (135 participants in the massage with essential oil group and 143 participants in the control (usual care) group).
Compared with the control group, the massage with essential oil group had nonsignificant effect on reducing the pain (standardized mean difference = 0.01; 95% CI [ - 0.23,0.24 ] ).
Conclusion.
Aromatherapy massage does not appear to reduce pain of the cancer patients.
Further rigorous studies should be conducted with more objective measures.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chen, Ting-Hao& Tung, Tao-Hsin& Chen, Pei-Shih& Wang, Shu-Hui& Chao, Chuang-Min& Hsiung, Nan-Hsing…[et al.]. 2016. The Clinical Effects of Aromatherapy Massage on Reducing Pain for the Cancer Patients: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104475
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chen, Ting-Hao…[et al.]. The Clinical Effects of Aromatherapy Massage on Reducing Pain for the Cancer Patients: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104475
American Medical Association (AMA)
Chen, Ting-Hao& Tung, Tao-Hsin& Chen, Pei-Shih& Wang, Shu-Hui& Chao, Chuang-Min& Hsiung, Nan-Hsing…[et al.]. The Clinical Effects of Aromatherapy Massage on Reducing Pain for the Cancer Patients: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104475
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1104475