| Apay et al.(2012)22
|
Quasiexperimental crossover |
Midwifery/nursing students |
20 |
Lavender/ abd. Massage, 1st day of menses, 15 minutes, 1 time (n = 44) |
Placebo/abd. Massage 1st day of menses, 15 minutes, 11 time |
3 cycles |
0 |
VAS-100 points |
VAS > 60 |
Massage is effective. The effect of aromatherapy massage is higher than placebo massage (p<0.001). |
| Amiri Farahani et al. (2012)24
|
RCT |
Medical university students |
21 |
Massage + mixture of lavender/peppermint essential oil (n = 36) a week before menses up to the presence of pain, onetime, 1 5 minutes, daily |
1.almond oil (n = 36) 2.massage alone (n = 36) a week before menses up to the presence of pain, one time, 1 5 minutes, daily |
2 cycles |
reported |
VAS-10points |
multidimensional spoken criteria = 2 or 3 |
Severity of dysmenorrhea decreased in massage and aromatherapy groups(p = 0.014) |
| Ataollahi et al. (2015)21
|
RCT |
Medical student |
21 |
Rosaceous extract (n = 55), First 3 days of menses, two times daily |
Placebo (n=55) First 3 days of menses, two times daily |
2 cycles |
0 |
VAS-10points |
Intermediate/ sever pain |
Severity of dysmenorrhea decreased in both groups, but this reduction was more significant in the Rosaceous group (p<0.001). |
| Azima et al. (2015)46
|
RCT |
Non-medical university students |
21 |
Lavender/massage (n = 34) First 2 days of menses, one time daily |
1) Reflexology (n = 34), 20 minutes daily, 10 days before menses
2) Control (n = 34)
|
2 cycles |
0 |
VAS-10points |
VAS>5 |
pain reduction was more in the lavender/ massage group (p<0.001) |
| Bakhtshirin et al. (2015)15
|
RCT, cross over |
Midwifery/nursing students |
20 |
Lavender/ massage (n = 40) |
placebo/ massage (n = 40) |
2 cycles |
0 |
VAS-10points |
VAS>6 |
A significant pain reduction in lavender/massage in comparison with placebo/massage. |
| Beiranvand et al. (2015)31
|
RCT cross over |
Students |
21 |
Lavender/ 48 hours before and after menstruation/ 15 minutes twice a day (n = 30) |
Placebo (almond oil)/ 48 hours before and after menstruation/ 15 minutes twice a day (n = 30) |
2 cycles |
reported |
VAS-10points |
VAS>5 |
A significant pain reduction in lavender/massage in comparison with placebo/massage (p<0.001). |
| Davari et al. (2014)23
|
RCT |
Students |
22 |
Rosemary (n = 30), Lavender (n = 30), rosemary + lavender (n = 30), first 3 days of menses 15 minutes, twice a day |
mefenamic acid (n = 30), placebo (n = 30) |
2 cycles |
reported |
VAS-10points |
MDQ |
significant reductions in pain in rosemary
(p < 0.001 ), lavender, both, and mefenamic acid
(p <0.01) compared with placebo.
|
| Raisi Dehkordi et al. (2014)47
|
RCT Crossover |
Students |
20 |
Lavender first 3 days of menses, every 6 hours (n = 48) |
Placebo first 3 days of menses, every 6 hours (n = 48) |
2 cycles |
reported |
Scoring from 1 to 4 1: none, 2: mild, 3: moderate, 4: severe |
VMS: 2 or 3 |
significant reductions in pain in lavender (p<0.001) |
| Kim et al. (2011)18
|
Non-Random CT |
Nurses |
25 |
Aroma1 + self-massage (n = 26) twice a day, 2 days |
Placebo (n= 18)
No treatment (n= 19)
|
1 cycle |
reported |
VAS-10points |
VAS>5 |
significant reductions in pain (p<0.001) |
| Marzouk et al. (2013)25
|
RCT Crossover |
Nursing students |
17-20 |
Aroma2+ massage (n = 48),
once daily, 7 days before menses
|
Placebo+ massage (n = 47),
once daily, 7 days before menses
|
2 cycles |
reported |
VAS-10points |
VAS>5 |
significant reductions in pain |
| Ou et al. (2012)26
|
RCT |
Patients |
24 |
Aroma3 + massage (n = 24)
Once daily, 3 days
|
Placebo+ massage (n = 24)
Once daily, 3 days
|
1 cycle |
0 |
VAS-10points |
VAS>5 |
Duration of pain significantly decreased |
| Uysal et al. (2016)3
|
RCT |
Patients admitted to the emergency unit |
21 |
rose essential oil + diclofenac, 75 mg ampule
(n = 52)
|
Placebo + diclofenac, 75 mg ampule (n = 53) |
continuously spray every 10 minutes [img] |
reported |
VAS-10points |
VAS>5 |
significant reductions in pain after 30 minute (p = 0.019) |
| Hur et al.(2012)1
|
RCT |
High school students |
? |
Aroma4 + massage (n = 32) |
acetaminophen (n = 32) |
1 cycle |
reported |
VAS-10points |
VAS>5 |
significant reductions in pain after 24 hour (p< 0.001) |
| Nikjou et al.(2016)48
|
RCT Triple blind |
Students |
19-29 |
Lavender (n = 100) once a day, 30 minutes, 3 days |
Placebo (n=100)
once a day, 30 minutes, 3 days
|
2 cycles |
0 |
VAS-10points |
Intolerable,
limits activities exclude
|
significant reductions in pain (p<0.001) |
| Rizk(2013)27
|
RCT |
Nursing students |
17-21 |
Peppermint oil + massage (n = 40)
ginger oil + massage (n = 40),
once daily, 15 minutes, 5 days before menses
|
Placebo + massage (n = 40) |
2 cycles |
reported |
VAS-10points |
Moderate or severe dysmenorrhea |
Significant reductions in severity of pain in Int. groups. |
| Sadeghi Aval Shahr et al. (2015)20
|
RCT |
Students |
18-35 |
Rose essential oil (n = 25) on the first day of menses, 15 minutes |
almond oil + massage (n = 25) massage (n = 25) |
2 Cycles |
reported |
VAS-10points |
VAS>5 |
Significant reductions of pain in rose essential oil comparison to massage only (p< 0.001) or almond oil +massage (p < 0.05) |
| Sajjadi et al. (201 8)28
|
RCT |
Students |
18-35 |
Geranium essential oil (n = 30) on the first day of menses, 15 minutes |
1) Almond oil (n = 30)
2) No treatment (n = 30)
|
2 cycles |
reported |
VAS-10points |
VAS>5 |
Significant reduction in Geranium essential oil group comparison to others (p<0.001). |
| Han et al. (2006)16
|
RCT |
Students |
20 |
Aromatherapy5 + massage (n = 25)
15 minutes on the first day of menses
|
1) Almond oil + massage (n = 20)
2) No treatment (n = 22)
|
2 cycles |
0 |
VAS-10points |
VAS>6 |
The severity was significantly lower in the aromatherapy group than in the other two groups |