Complementary therapies in clinical practice
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Complement Ther Clin Pract · Aug 2013
Randomized Controlled TrialEffects of music on physiological and behavioral responses of premature infants: a randomized controlled trial.
Despite persuasive theories about the beneficial effects of music and singing in developmental care for premature infants, few small studies are available in this regard. We conducted this study to investigate the physiological and behavioral responses of premature infants to recorded lullaby music and silence. ⋯ Our findings did not support the beneficial effects of music for premature infants. However, music is a noninvasive, non-pharmaceutical, and relatively low-cost intervention that can be implemented at infants' bedside. Thus further research is warranted to determine whether the effects noted in previous studies can be consistently replicated in diverse settings and with diverse groups of preterm infants.
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Complement Ther Clin Pract · Aug 2013
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyIs reflexology as effective as aromatherapy massage for symptom relief in an adult outpatient oncology population?
To test whether reflexology was inferior to aromatherapy massage for ameliorating self-selected problems or concerns. ⋯ 115 subjects (58 aromatherapy massage, 57 reflexology) recruited. Reflexology was found to be no less effective than aromatherapy massage for MYCaW first concerns (p = 0.046). There was no statistical difference between groups for MYCaW second concerns or overall well-being scores, proportions of patients gaining clinical benefit, VAS scores over time (p = 0.489) or between groups (p = 0.408) or in the written responses.