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Lavender essential oil on postmenopausal women with insomnia: Double-blind randomized trial

Dos Reis Lucena, L., Dos Santos-Junior, J.G., Tufik, S. and Hachul, H. · Complementary Therapies in Medicine · 2021

Randomized trial

Abstract

A double-blind randomized controlled trial of Lavandula angustifolia essential oil inhalation versus placebo for 29 days in 35 postmenopausal women with insomnia. Although no significant between-group difference was seen in the primary sleep-quality outcome, the lavender group showed a significant decrease in sleep-onset latency and depression levels, reduced hot flashes and increased sleep efficiency on polysomnography compared to baseline.

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How to cite

Dos Reis Lucena, L., Dos Santos-Junior, J.G., Tufik, S. and Hachul, H (2021) 'Lavender essential oil on postmenopausal women with insomnia: Double-blind randomized trial', Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 59, pp. 102726. doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2021.102726

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