Trial reportSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2024
The effects of aromatherapy and music on pain, anxiety, and stress levels in palliative care patients.
Trial report in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06024954 (Palliative Care Pain, Anxiety and Vital Inhaler Effect of Aromatherapy Applied to Patients and Music Effect on Parameters), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers.
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Palliative Care Pain, Anxiety and Vital Inhaler Effect of Aromatherapy Applied to Patients and Music Effect on Parameters
Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Multimodal Rehabilitation for Advanced Cancer Pain: a Narrative Review of Emerging Nonpharmacological Strategies.Current oncology reports · 2026Review
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- Exploration of the Mechanism of Tongmai Xianxiang in Treating Postherpetic Neuralgia Based on Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Analysis and Network Pharmacology.International journal of genomics · 2025Article
- Effects of inhalingFrontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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- Perception of Therapeutic Music in Community Settings.Global advances in integrative medicine and healthArticle
- Analgesic Efficacy of Shangdiao Music Combined with Diclofenac Sodium Suppositories after Mixed Haemorrhoid Surgery.Noise & healthArticle
- Efficacy of Combined Music and Cryotherapy for Pain Relief During Mediastinal Drain Removal After Myocardial Revascularization: A Randomized Clinical Trial Protocol.Global advances in integrative medicine and healthArticle
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Abstract
aimPain and anxiety levels in palliative care patients negatively impact their quality of life, highlighting the need for research on non-pharmacological methods. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of music and aromatherapy interventions on pain, anxiety, and stress levels in these patients. MATERIAL AND
methodsThe research was designed as a single-blind, four-group, randomized controlled trial. The sample consisted of 88 patients hospitalized in a palliative care center (receiving palliative care services with terminal or advanced diseases). Patients were randomly assigned to four groups (n = 22, music, aromatherapy, music and aromatherapy, and control group). Patients in the experimental groups received the intervention to which they were assigned for 20 min each day for three consecutive days: music, aromatherapy, or music accompanied by aromatherapy. No intervention was applied to the control group. The patients' levels of pain, anxiety, and stress were assessed before and after the intervention using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), the Facial Anxiety Scale (FAS), and the Distress Thermometer.
resultsNo significant differences were found in the demographic characteristics of the groups (p > 0.05). The Wilcoxon Signed-Rank and Kruskal-Wallis tests indicated statistically significant differences in pre- and post-intervention scores for VAS, FAS, and Distress across all experimental groups on all follow-up days (p < 0.05).
conclusionImplementing music, aromatherapy, and their combination effectively reduced pain, anxiety, and stress levels in palliative care patients, suggesting these non-pharmacological interventions can improve their quality of life.
trial registrationClinicalTrails.gov (Registration number: NCT06024954) at 05-SEP-2024.
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