40
Participants
Start Date
August 19, 2024
Primary Completion Date
June 30, 2025
Study Completion Date
June 30, 2025
Aromatherapy
The test intervention is an aromatherapy cosmetic product containing a blend of 5 essential oils (orange, lavender, frankincense, vetiver, and neroli), diluted in apricot kernel oil. It was formulated by a clinical aromatherapist. Each participant will be asked to use the product every evening over 4 weeks and to complete a validated questionnaire at 3 time points: at the beginning, midway after 2 weeks and at the end of the 4-week study.
Control (placebo) group
Juniper essential oil in apricot kernel oil in low concentration with a faint aroma - presentation as a rollerball. Each participant will be asked to use the product every evening over 4 weeks and to complete a validated questionnaire at 3 time points: at the beginning, midway after 2 weeks and at the end of the 4-week study.
St. James Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, Dublin
St. James's Hospital, Ireland
OTHER
University of Dublin, Trinity College
OTHER