Scented massage may ease back pain, new study tests
NCT ID NCT07578181
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether adding aromatherapy massage with lavender and orange oils to standard physical therapy can help people with long-term low back pain. About 70 adults aged 18-65 with pain lasting at least 6 months will receive either aromatherapy massage or a placebo massage. Researchers will measure pain, function, sleep, and mood to see if the scented oils provide extra relief.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria * Age 18-65 years * Chronic nonspecific low back pain ≥ 6 months * Volunteering to participate * Receiving treatment at physical therapy clinic Exclusion Criteria * History of orthopedic surgery, fracture, trauma * Inflammatory, rheumatologic, neurological, psychiatric disorders * Asthma * Current psychiatric medication use * Peripheral neuropathy or postherpetic neuralgia * Long-term corticosteroid use * Skin lesions/open wounds in treatment area * Allergy to lavender, orange, or almond oil * Positive allergic reaction to patch test
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kırşehir Research and Training Hospital, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Clinic
Kırşehir, Merkez, Turkey (Türkiye)
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