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| Title |
Changes in salivary oxytocin after inhalation of clary sage essential oil scent in term-pregnant women: a feasibility pilot study
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| Published in |
BMC Research Notes, December 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13104-017-3053-3 |
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| Authors |
Yuriko Tadokoro, Shigeko Horiuchi, Kaori Takahata, Takuya Shuo, Erika Sawano, Kazuyuki Shinohara |
| Abstract |
This pilot study using a quasi-experimental design was conducted to evaluate the feasibility (i.e., limited efficacy, practicality, and acceptability) of our intervention protocol involving inhalation of the scent of clary sage essential oil by pregnant women and measurement of their preinhalation and postinhalation oxytocin levels. Participants were women of singleton pregnancies between 38 and 40 gestation weeks (N = 11). The experiment group (n = 5) inhaled the scent of clary sage essential oil diluted 50-fold with 10 mL of odorless propylene glycol for 20 min. Regarding limited efficacy, the oxytocin level 15 min postinhalation increased in 3 women and was unmeasurable in 2. The control group (n = 6) inhaled similarly without the 50-fold dilution of clary sage essential oil. Their oxytocin level increased in 2 women, decreased in 2, and was unmeasurable in 2. Uterine contraction was not observed in both groups. Regarding practicality, 3 of the 11 women could not collect sufficient saliva. The cortisol level decreased in both groups postinhalation. The protocol had no negative effects. Regarding acceptability, burden of the protocol was not observed. Trial registration The Clinical Trials Registry of University Hospital Medical Information Network in Japan-UMIN000017830. Registered: June 8, 2015. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 40% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 2 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 80% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 59 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 19% |
| Researcher | 7 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 10% |
| Other | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 9 | 15% |
| Unknown | 17 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Nursing and Health Professions | 15 | 25% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 12% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 8% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 3 | 5% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 8 | 14% |
| Unknown | 19 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 38. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 02 November 2023.
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