Greenberg Martha J, Slyer Jason T
Pace University, College of Health Professions, New York, USA.
The Northeast Institute for Evidence Synthesis and Translation (NEST): a Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence.
JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep. 2018 Nov;16(11):2109-2117. doi: 10.11124/JBISRIR-2017-003823.
The objective of the review was to identify the effectiveness of Silexan oral lavender essential oil compared to inhaled lavender essential oil aromatherapy for sleep latency, sleep duration, sleep quality, disturbed sleep and anxiety in adult patients.
Insomnia is a common problem, with 10-20% of the global population using sleep aids. Benzodiazepine and non-benzodiazepine sleep aids have the potential to cause side effects which may result in falls or other injuries. Lavender oil has anxiolytic properties that may improve sleep and reduce anxiety without the potential for adverse reaction. Silexan, an oral pill produced from lavender essential oil, has limited availability. This review sought to determine if lavender essential oil aromatherapy was as effective as Silexan to enable promotion of the use of essential oil aromatherapy in markets where Silexan is not available.
This review considered both experimental and epidemiological studies that included participants 18 years and over utilizing Silexan therapy of any dose or duration compared to inhaled lavender essential oil aromatherapy. The outcomes of interest were sleep latency, sleep duration, sleep quality, disturbed sleep and anxiety.
A comprehensive search strategy aimed to find relevant published and unpublished quantitative English language studies from 2010 through to February 16, 2018. Databases searched included: PubMed, CINAHL, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Embase. A search of gray literature was also performed.
No studies were identified that met the inclusion criteria.
A comprehensive search of the literature uncovered no evidence related to the effectiveness of Silexan compared to inhaled lavender essential oil aromatherapy for sleep latency, sleep duration, sleep quality, disturbed sleep or anxiety in adult patients. Research is needed to determine if lavender essential oil aromatherapy, which is readily available worldwide, can be proven to be as effective as Silexan for improving sleep and anxiety in adult patients.
本综述的目的是确定与吸入薰衣草精油芳香疗法相比，口服西乐葆（Silexan）薰衣草精油对成年患者的入睡潜伏期、睡眠时间、睡眠质量、睡眠障碍和焦虑的有效性。
失眠是一个常见问题，全球有10%至20%的人口使用助眠药物。苯二氮卓类和非苯二氮卓类助眠药物可能会引起副作用，导致跌倒或其他伤害。薰衣草油具有抗焦虑特性，可能改善睡眠并减轻焦虑，且无不良反应风险。西乐葆是一种由薰衣草精油制成的口服药丸，其可用性有限。本综述旨在确定薰衣草精油芳香疗法是否与西乐葆一样有效，以便在无法获得西乐葆的市场推广精油芳香疗法的使用。
本综述考虑了实验性和流行病学研究，这些研究纳入了18岁及以上使用任何剂量或疗程的西乐葆疗法的参与者，并与吸入薰衣草精油芳香疗法进行比较。感兴趣的结果是入睡潜伏期、睡眠时间、睡眠质量、睡眠障碍和焦虑。
采用全面的检索策略，旨在查找2010年至2018年2月16日期间已发表和未发表的相关定量英语研究。检索的数据库包括：PubMed、CINAHL、Cochrane对照试验中央注册库和Embase。还进行了灰色文献检索。
未发现符合纳入标准的研究。
对文献的全面检索未发现与西乐葆相比，吸入薰衣草精油芳香疗法对成年患者的入睡潜伏期、睡眠时间、睡眠质量、睡眠障碍或焦虑有效性相关的证据。需要开展研究以确定在全球范围内容易获得的薰衣草精油芳香疗法是否可被证明与西乐葆一样有效，能改善成年患者的睡眠和焦虑。
