The Effect of Aromatherapy Abdominal Massage on Alleviating Menstrual Pain in Nursing Students: A Prospective Randomized Cross-Over Study

Table 5

Comparison of the effect of aromatherapy versus placebo on the amount of menstrual blood in students with excessive menstrual bleeding at the second treatment phase.

	Group 1 (𝑛=17)	Group 2 (𝑛=16)	𝑃
1st day
Turn to average (2-3 pads)	0	5 (31.3%)	0.012
Remain excessive (≥4 pads)	17 (100%)	11 (68.8%)
2nd day
Turn to average (2-3 pads)	3 (17.6%)	10 (62.5%)	0.008
Remain excessive (≥4 pads)	14 (82.4%)	6 (37.5%)
3rd day
Turn to average (2-3 pads)	12 (70.6%)	15 (93.8%)	0.085
Remain excessive (≥4 pads)	5 (29.4%)	1 (6.3%)