Status:

COMPLETED

Massage With Frankincense and Myrrh Oil in Treating Chronic Low Back Pain

Lead Sponsor:

TC Erciyes University

Conditions:

Low Back Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This randomized controlled study was conducted to determine the effect of massage with frankincense and myrrh oil in treating chronic low back pain. A total of 91 individuals over the age of 18 who a...

Detailed Description

The research was conducted as a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study to examine the effect of massage with frankincense and myrrh essential oils on pain and disability in individuals w...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients over the age of 18,
  • who agreed to participate in the study,
  • who had no communication problems (hearing, vision, speech, perception problem)
  • who had been suffering from (chronic) low back pain for at least the past three months were included in the study.

Exclusion

  • Patients with allergic skin reactions,
  • those who had undergone a surgical operation or fracture in the lumbar region in the last year,
  • those with a fever above 38.5 °C,
  • those undergoing a neurological rehabilitation,
  • patients with active infections such as tuberculosis and AIDS,
  • those undergoing cancer treatment,
  • those who had received massage therapy for the last three months were excluded from the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 5 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

91 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04494165

Start Date

July 1 2019

End Date

November 5 2019

Last Update

July 31 2020

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Ülkü Özdemir

Kayseri, Turkey (Türkiye), 38039