The Effect of Aromatherapy on Blood Pressure and Stress Responses by Inhalation and Foot Massage in Patients With Essential Hypertension: Randomized Clinical Trial

Saadet Can Çiçek; Şeyma Demir; Dilek Yılmaz; Aynur Açıkgöz; Sedat Yıldız; Özgür Mehmet Yis

doi:10.1097/HNP.0000000000000526

The Effect of Aromatherapy on Blood Pressure and Stress Responses by Inhalation and Foot Massage in Patients With Essential Hypertension: Randomized Clinical Trial

Holist Nurs Pract. 2022 Jul-Aug;36(4):209-222. doi: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000526.

Authors

Saadet Can Çiçek¹, Şeyma Demir, Dilek Yılmaz, Aynur Açıkgöz, Sedat Yıldız, Özgür Mehmet Yis

Affiliation

¹ Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing (Drs Can Çiçek and Demir), Internal Medicine Nursing (Dr Demir), Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey; Departments of Neurology (Dr Yılmaz), Cardiology (Ms Açıkgöz), and Medical Biochemisty (Dr Yis), Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University, Izzet Baysal Training and Research Hospital, Bolu, Turkey; and Integrative Medicine Association Physical Therapy, Isparta, Turkey (Dr Yıldız).

PMID: 35708557
DOI: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000526

Abstract

A 3-arm, parallel group, randomized clinical trial examines the effect of aromatherapy through inhalation and foot massage on blood pressure and stress response in patients with essential hypertension. Lavender oil reduced blood pressure, heart rate, serum cortisol, and subjective anxiety in hypertensive patients.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04460300.

Publication types

Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

Aromatherapy*
Blood Pressure
Essential Hypertension / therapy
Humans
Lavandula*
Massage
Plant Oils / therapeutic use

Substances

Plant Oils

Associated data

ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT04460300