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

Table 3

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

	Group 1 (𝑛=17)	Group 2 (𝑛=16)	𝑃
1st day
Turn to average	5 (29.4%)	0	0.019
Remain excessive	12 (70.6%)	16 (100%)
2nd day
Turn to average	11 (64.7%)	2 (12.5%)	0.002
Remain excessive	6 (35.5%)	14 (87.5%)
3rd day
Turn to average	16 (94.1%)	12 (75%)	0.126
Remain excessive	1 (5.9%)	4 (25%)