The Effect of Boswellia Serrata Extract on Osteoarthritis

Phase 3

Recruiting

• Conditions: Osteoarthritis.; Osteoarthritis of knee

• Registration Number: IRCT20190107042264N1
• Lead Sponsor: Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 25 March 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Patient's presenting with knee pain with Osteoarthritis as a diagnosis
at least three months since diagnosis
Visual Analog Scale score must be more than 40 after stopping the treatment for 7 days
Lequesne functional Index more than 7 after stopping the treatment for 7 days
Patients must have the ability to stand and walk and to provide written and oral consent

Exclusion Criteria

Allergy of any kind to Boswellia and any of it's derivatives
Malignancy
Patient's unresponsive to conventional treatment
Inflammatory Arthropathies
Hyperuricemia
Surgery planned
New injury in sight of OA
Intraarticular corticosteroid injection in the past 3 months
Liver or Renal Failure
History of gastric ulceration
Uncontrolled Hypertension
Congestive Heart Failure
Pregnancy

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Stiffness of the Joint. Timepoint: The beginning of the study, 7, 14, 28 days after start of drug use. Method of measurement: The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index.;Joint function. Timepoint: The beginning of the study, 7, 14, 28 days after start of drug use. Method of measurement: The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index; Lequesne Functional Index.;Pain. Timepoint: The beginning of the study, 7, 14, 28 days after start of drug use. Method of measurement: The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index; Visual Analog Scale.;Improvement in Quality of Life. Timepoint: The end of the study. Method of measurement: Summation and Analysis of The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index and Visual Analog Scale.