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Investigating cognitive effects of aromatherapy on people with dementia living in residential care facilities

Australian Centre for Complementary Medicine, Education and Research (ACCMER)0 个研究点目标入组 130 人开始时间: 2005年9月21日最近更新: 2015年1月13日

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•Residents in good health will be invited to participate in the treatment arms of the study if they also comply with the following criteria. They must:
•1. Have been living in the nursing home for more than 3 months
•2. Be more than 65 years old
•3. Already be on an aromatherapy care plan; or deemed by the Director of Care or the care staff to be unlikely to be disturbed by the use of the aromatherapy lotion in place of their normal skin integrity lotion
•4. Have English as their first language
•They must also have:
•5. A Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of 10-26
•6. A diagnosis of dementia, short-term memory loss or cognitive impairment that is not caused by any other diagnosis of mental illness
•7. Residents with non-acute concomitant diseases may participate if their disease is medically controlled.

•1. Had a myocardial infarction or stroke in previous 3 months
•2. Epilepsy
•3. Current treatment with anti-cholinesterase or anti-cholinergic drugs
•4. Eczema, psoriasis or dermatitis around the neck and shoulders area
•5. Known allergy to Eucalyptus, Cypress, Ginger, Lemongrass, Lime or Mandarin essential oils or aqueous cream
•6. An adverse reaction to treatment patch-tests given during screening process
•7. Vision or hearing impairments that prevent them from undertaking the cognitive test

发起方

Australian Centre for Complementary Medicine, Education and Research (ACCMER)