Aromatherapy Massage in Chronic Low Back Pain

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Conditions studied: Low Back Pain

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07578181

Run by

Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi

People needed

70

Starts

2025-05-20

Expected to finish

2026-08-20

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18-65 years
• Chronic nonspecific low back pain ≥ 6 months
• Volunteering to participate
• Receiving treatment at physical therapy clinic

You may not qualify if…

• 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

Where it is running

• Kırşehir Research and Training Hospital, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Clinic — Kırşehir, Merkez, Turkey (Türkiye)

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