Effect of aromatherapy with peppermint essential oil on the gag reflex: a randomized, placebo-controlled, single-blind, crossover study.

Authors:
Okamoto A; Karibe H; Tanaka S; Kato Y; Kawakami T and 2 more

Journal:
BMC Complement Med Ther

Publication Year: 2024

DOI:
10.1186/s12906-024-04334-3

PMCID:
PMC10822155

PMID:
38281005

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Journal Title: BMC Complement Med Ther

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Subject Category: Integrative & Complementary Medicine

Available in Europe PMC: Yes

Available in PMC: Yes

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"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateThe study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Nippon Dental University, School of Life Dentistry (NDU-T2016-13) and conforms to the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their inclusion. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing interests. Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests."

Funding Disclosure

Evidence found in paper:

"Funding This study was supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [grant number JP17K12062]."

Protocol Registration

Evidence found in paper:

"Trial registration The study was registered in the University hospital Medical Information Network Clinical Trials Registry under the code UMIN000050616 (approved 17/03/2023)."

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