Lavender and Reduced Cognitive Fatigue

• The efficacy of lavender oil on fatigue and sleep quality in patients with hematological malignancy receiving chemotherapy: a single-blind randomized controlled trial.

  • 2025-01-08
  • RCT · n = 120
  • Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer 33(2)
  • • Dilek Yildirim
    • Merve Harman Ozdogan
    • Seckin Erdal
    • Sevinc Selcuk
    • Azize Guneri
    • Elif Begum Simsek
    • Taha Berkay Can
    • Hazal Gunduz
    • Aysem Kuni

  • PubMed: 39775962
  • DOI: 10.1007/s00520-024-09143-5

  5 Insights on

  • Reduced Cognitive Fatigue

  • High evidence
  • Large Human Trial
  • Clinical

  the mean scores of the experimental group on the Behavioral, Sensory, and Cognitive subscales were statistically significantly lower than the scores of the control group (p < 0.05).

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  not stated (applied for 20 min prior to bed for 5 consecutive days)

• The effect of lavender essential oil aromatherapy on anxiety and fatigue in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillator: randomized controlled trial.

  • 2025-09
  • RCT · n = 43
  • Explore (New York, N.Y.) 21(5)
  • • Sebiha Aktaş Us
    • Sultan Taşcı
    • Abdullah Orhan Demirtaş

  • PubMed: 40795547
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2025.103233

  4 Insights on

  • Reduced Cognitive Fatigue

  • High evidence
  • Clinical

  except for the emotional and cognitive PFS subdimensions (p<0.05)

  Effect

  Neutral

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  No

  Dose

  inhalation for two minutes every night before bedtime