Chronic Pain Clinical Trial
Official title:
Investigate the Efficacy and Effectiveness of Aromatherapy for the Management of Chronic Pain
In recent decades, following an increased longevity in Hong Kong, there is a drastic increase
in the prevalence chronic conditions, including chronic pain, seems to be the main reasons of
suffering for many older adults. This condition not only pose a burden to the whole family
but also the healthcare system.
While conventional treatment of chronic pain using pharmacotherapy and non-pharmacological
treatments has been effective for managing symptoms, owing to the adverse side effects caused
by anti-psychotic drugs and the short effective period incurred by non-pharmacological
interventions, development of alternative and non-pharmacological approaches for the
management of pain is of urgent need. Research has shown that aromatherapy (both administered
through inhalation and therapeutic massage) has been effective in reducing showing
pain-relieving effects. These findings support the premise that aromatherapy and the
investigators hope to provide further evidence to support the use of aromatherapy as an
evidence-based mainstream intervention for pain relief in older adults with chronic pain.
Whilst there is sufficient evidence to support the effectiveness of aromatherapy, few studies
compared the effectiveness of the use of aromatherapy by inhalation and/or therapeutic
massage. The investigators aim to address the above research gaps on the clinical application
of aromatherapy on chronic pain, with a focus on comparing the differential effectiveness
between administration by inhalation and administration by therapeutic massage. The proposed
research aims to (1) test the efficacy and effectiveness of aromatherapy on the symptom
management of chronic pain in older adults; (2) compare the effects of aromatherapy-scent
(i.e., inhalation) and aromatherapy-touch (i.e., therapeutic massage) in older adults with
chronic pain. This study also explores the benefits of aromatherapy on cognitive functioning,
functional performance and social engagement as secondary outcomes.
A randomized, controlled, and single blinded trial is proposed. 120 older adults with chronic
pain will be randomly assigned to aroma inhalation (intervention), aroma-touch or wait-list
(control) treatments. Pain intensity and subjective changes in mood states (primary outcome),
cognitive functioning, functional performance and social engagement (secondary outcome) will
be assessed three times: pre-treatment, mid-treatment, post-treatment. If the study
hypotheses are supported, the findings will provide empirical support for a treatment option
that could improve manage the symptoms of patients diagnosed with chronic conditions, and
also improve cognitive functioning, functional performance, and social engagement of older
adults.
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