A controlled trial of topically administered Lavender essential oil as a treatment of behavioural symptoms in dementia.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Moderate to severe dementia; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12609000569202
• Lead Sponsor: Monash University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2009-07-13
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

A participant needs to be in the aged care facility for at least 3 months, have a history of dementia, and be stable re: medical, psychologicial and medication regime. Also agitated (physical behaviours) should occur several times an hour on a daily basis and are not associated with nursing activities ie Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). The behaviours are also not due to pain, physical illness, depression or psychosis.

Exclusion Criteria

The presence of acutely life threatening illness. The agitated behaviours are dangerous to researchers.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
One or two physically agitated behaviours will be recorded as present or absent during one minute intervals over a 90 minute period. The target behaviours will be established by interviewing an aged care faciltity staff member who is familiar to the participant using the Cohen Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI).[Observations will commence 30 minutes prior to intervention and continue for 60 minutes post intervention. For each minute the presence or absence of the chosen target behaviours will be recorded.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Affect[Observations will commence 30 minutes prior to intervention and continue for 60 minutes post intervention. For each minute the predominant type of affect is recorded.];Physical and verbal agitation[At the end of each week over the 2 week intervention period, the frequency of physical and/or verbal agitation will be noted by an interview with a staff member from the aged care facility using the CMAI.]