A randomised controlled trial of aromatherapy massage as a treatment for the symptoms of anxiety in clients with serious mental illness

ISRCTN	ISRCTN49788319
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN49788319
Secondary identifying numbers	N0321166096

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Dr Steve Moores
Scientific

West Bournemouth CMHT
Hahnemann House
Hahnemann Road
West Cliff
Bournemouth
BH2 5JW
United Kingdom

Phone	+44 (0)1202 584440
Email	abc@email.com

Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design	Interventional
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)	Not specified
Study type	Treatment
Scientific title	A randomised controlled trial of aromatherapy massage as a treatment for the symptoms of anxiety in clients with serious mental illness
Study objectives	Primary hypothesis: that aromatherapy massage will reduce anxiety in clients having serious mental disorders, as measured by standardised assessments over a six-week period. This will be tested in a randomised controlled trial against a control group who will remain untreated temporarily on a six-week waiting list.
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Mental and Behavioural Disorders: Anxiety
Intervention	1. Group receiving aromatherapy massage 2. Group temporarily not receiving aromatherapy massage
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure	Trait and State anxiety assessment by self-completed, standardised inventories: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-30); State--Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-30). Physiological measurement of blood pressure, pulse rate and breathing rate.
Secondary outcome measures	Not provided at time of registration
Overall study start date	20/09/2004
Completion date	24/11/2005

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Sex	Not Specified
Target number of participants	61
Key inclusion criteria	Clients of community health teams in Bournemouth, Poole or Dorset who have a diagnosis of serious mental disorder of a non-psychotic nature (regarding affective disorders) and require specialist anxiety therapy for a concurrent/principal anxiety state. Clients will be referred by their care-coordinator under CPA (Care Plan Approach) on standard or enhanced care.
Key exclusion criteria	People with psychotic disorders or drug/alcohol dependency problems.
Date of first enrolment	20/09/2004
Date of final enrolment	24/11/2005

West Bournemouth CMHT

Bournemouth
BH2 5JW
United Kingdom

Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
Government

The Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

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Dorset Healthcare NHS Trust (UK)

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