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Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Intervention group: massage with 2% lavender oil (produced by internal hospital pharmacy) over 8 weeks, 3-4x a week for 15 minutes.
Group 2: Control group: additional care (individual activit
Sponsors
Institut für Allgemeinmedizin und interprofessionelle Versorgung, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - dementia - agitated behaviour - permanent inpatient nursing care - documented indication-related medication
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - short term nursing care / day care - no prescription of indication-related medicaion - known allergy against essential oils - medical condition (process of dying, severe psychological or cognitive impairments)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| quantitative: clinical benefit - decline of agitation (Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory, Neuropsychiatric Inventory NH) over 12 weeks every 14 days (8 weeks intervention phase plus 4 weeks follow-up) qualitative: process evaluation and feasibility analysis (qualitative interviews) after intervention phase | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| quantitative: management of side effects (documentation sheet) after each session qualitative: decline of indication-related medication (treatment plan)(parallel with questionnaires) | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactBirgit Kröger
Institut für Allgemeinmedizin & Interprofessionelle Versorgung, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen
Outcome results
None listed