clary sage essential oil<\/a> (Salvia sclarea) or lavender essential oil (Lavandula angustifolia) vapors on autonomic nervous system activity in female patients with urinary incontinence, undergoing urodynamic assessment.<\/p>\nStudy design, location, and subjects<\/h2>\n
This study was a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial carried out in 34 female patients with urinary incontinence.<\/p>\n
Outcome measure<\/h2>\n
The subjects were randomized to inhale lavender, clary, or almond (control) oils at concentrations of 5% (vol\/vol) each. Systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, pulse rate, respiratory rate, and salivary cortisol were measured before and after inhalation of these odors for 60 minutes.<\/p>\n
Results<\/h2>\n
The clary sage essential oil group experienced a significant decrease in systolic blood pressure compared with the control (p=0.048) and lavender oil (p=0.026) groups, a significant decrease in diastolic blood pressure compared with the lavender oil group (p=0.034) and a significant decrease in respiratory rate compared with the control group (p<0.001)<\/p>\n
In contrast, the lavender oil group tended to increase systolic and diastolic blood pressure compared with the control group. Compared with the control group, inhalation of lavender oil (p=0.045) and clary oil (p<\/p>\n
Conclusions<\/h2>\n
These results suggest that lavender essential oil inhalation may be inappropriate in lowering stress during urodynamic examinations, despite its antistress effects, while clary sage essential oil inhalation may be useful in inducing relaxation in female urinary incontinence patients undergoing urodynamic assessments.<\/p>\n
Copyright \u00a9 Geun Hee Seol, Yun Hee Lee, Purum Kang, Ji Hye You, Mira Park, Sun Seek Min 2013. 1 Department of Basic Nursing Science, School of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.<\/p>\n
Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) (impact factor: 1.69). 01\/2013; DOI:10.1089\/acm.2012.0148<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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