The effect of licorice and ginger herbal composition on controlling patients' pain symptoms after knee joint replacement surgery
Phase 1
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis, Total knee arthroplasty (TKA), Pain after surgery.Unilateral primary osteoarthritis, unspecified kneeM17.10
- Registration Number
- IRCT20080901001165N62
- Lead Sponsor
- Bagheiat-allah University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Patients are candidates for complete knee replacement after surgery and hospital discharge
Exclusion Criteria
Inflammatory underlying disease such as rheumatoid arthritis
Drug addiction
smoking
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Comparison of the effect of different doses of licorice and ginger herbal composition in one group and diclofenac drug in the second group. Timepoint: Before the intervention, and 8, 12 and 24 hours after consuming the herbal combination, licorice and ginger, every 12 hours to 8 weeks. Method of measurement: The pain VAS is a unidimensional measure of pain intensity.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Post-intervention Quality of life score. Timepoint: Up to 28 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: It will be measured according to the Cop Corn questionnaire.
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