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The effectiveness of aromatherapy, massage and reflexology in people with palliative care needs: A systematic review.

Bridget CandyMegan ArmstrongKate FlemmingNuriye KupeliPatrick StoneVictoria VickerstaffSusie Wilkinson
Published in: Palliative medicine (2019)
This review identified a relatively large number of trials, but with poor and heterogeneous evidence. New clinical recommendations cannot be made based on current evidence. To help provide more definitive trial findings, it may be useful first to understand more about the best way to measure the effectiveness of these therapies in palliative care.
Keyphrases
  • palliative care
  • advanced cancer
  • randomized controlled trial
  • systematic review
  • study protocol
  • clinical trial
  • phase iii
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • locally advanced
  • radiation therapy