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NCT07286825
Aromatherapy on Upper Limb Spasticity on Stroke Survivors
NA trial testing massage oil with a mixture of sweet marjoram essential oil and fractionated coconut organic carrier oil in Aromatherapy in 30 participants. Completed in 20 November 2025.
31 July 2025
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Hong Kong Metropolitan University |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | single |
| Primary purpose | supportive care |
| Enrollment | 30 |
| Start date | 1 February 2025 |
| Primary completion | 31 July 2025 |
| Estimated completion | 20 November 2025 |
| Sites | 1 location across Hong Kong |
Drugs / interventions tested
- massage oil with a mixture of sweet marjoram essential oil and fractionated coconut organic carrier oil
- plain fractionated coconut organic carrier oil
Conditions studied
- Aromatherapy — all drugs for Aromatherapy →
- Spasticity as Sequela of Stroke — all drugs for Spasticity as Sequela of Stroke →
Sponsor
Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Who can join
65 and older, any sex, with Aromatherapy or Spasticity as Sequela of Stroke. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
This study employed a double-arm, pre- and post-test design. Stroke survivors aged 65 or above with post-stroke upper limbs spasticity were recruited from two RCHEs in Hong Kong between February and June 2025, and were divided into control and intervention groups. 10-minute massage was given on subjects' upper limbs two times per week by an IFPA aromatherapist using massage oil with a mixture of sweet marjoram essential oil and fractionated coconut organic carrier oil (intervention group) or plain fractionated coconut organic carrier oil (control group) for four weeks. The range of motion (ROM) of the upper limbs in three planes, i.e., abduction, flexion and extension and pain level and blood pressure were assessed before and after each massage session. Psychosocial well-being of elders was assessed at baseline and 4 weeks post-intervention using Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9).
Publications & conference data
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07286825 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Hong Kong Metropolitan University
- Last refreshed: 16 December 2025
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