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29 questions · 31 findings · 5 reviews

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No studies found 8 · 25.8%GRADE not reported 1 · 3.2%Very low 16 · 51.6%Low 5 · 16.1%Moderate 1 · 3.2%High 0 · 0%

Aromatherapy massage vs no massage

Symptoms relating to the breast (EORTC QLQ‐BR23): long‐term (≥ 8 weeks) · cancer patients

1 finding from 1 review

Massage with or without aromatherapy for symptom relief in people with cancer 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 86 participants
Very low

Aromatherapy massage vs no massage

Quality of life (change from baseline) in the medium term · cancer patients

1 finding from 1 review

Massage with or without aromatherapy for symptom relief in people with cancer 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 29 participants
Very low

Aromatherapy massage vs no massage

Bodily pain (SF‐8) ‐ medium‐term (> 4 weeks to < 8 weeks) · cancer patients

1 finding from 1 review

Massage with or without aromatherapy for symptom relief in people with cancer 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 86 participants
Very low

Aromatherapy massage vs no massage

Bodily pain (SF‐8) ‐ long‐term (≥ 8 weeks) · cancer patients

1 finding from 1 review

Massage with or without aromatherapy for symptom relief in people with cancer 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 86 participants
Very low

Aromatherapy plus analgesia vs placebo plus analgesia

Pain · post‐caesarean pain

2 findings from 1 review

Complementary and alternative therapies for post‐caesarean pain 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 360 participants
Low
Complementary and alternative therapies for post‐caesarean pain 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 200 participants
Low

Aromatherapy plus analgesia vs placebo plus analgesia

Anxiety (adverse effect, post‐intervention) · post‐caesarean pain

1 finding from 1 review

Complementary and alternative therapies for post‐caesarean pain 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 80 participants
Very low

Aromatherapy plus analgesia vs placebo plus analgesia

Heart rate · post‐caesarean pain

1 finding from 1 review

Complementary and alternative therapies for post‐caesarean pain 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 80 participants
Very low

Aromatherapy plus analgesia vs placebo plus analgesia

Rescue analgesic consumption · post‐caesarean pain

It is very uncertain whether aromatherapy plus analgesia changes rescue analgesic requirement compared with placebo plus analgesia (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Complementary and alternative therapies for post‐caesarean pain 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.69 [0.19, 2.49]
3 studies · 220 participants
Very low

Aromatherapy plus analgesia vs placebo plus analgesia

Pain at six weeks after discharge · post‐caesarean pain

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Complementary and alternative therapies for post‐caesarean pain 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found