Geranium Oil and Its Components for the Relief of Numbness-OB 100

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Numbness; Nerve Conduction
• Interventions: Other: Geranium Oil with component PN-34

• Registration Number: NCT01022437
• Lead Sponsor: Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Brief Summary

This study is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of geranium oil and its components in the relief of numbness and the restoration of sensations.

Detailed Description

This is a pilot study to define the time course, the incidence of sensation restoration and the improvement in nerve conduction in people with numbness by using topical geranium oil.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-12
• Study First Submitted: 2009-11-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-11-30
• Study First Posted: 2009-12-01
• Primary Completion: 2011-10
• Study Completion: 2011-10
• Status Verified: 2015-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-12-17
• Last Update Posted: 2015-12-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 13

Inclusion Criteria

• 18 years of age or older
• Neuropathy with the inability to feel touch in a standard nylon filament test
• Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnant or nursing
• Known allergies to geranium oil or geranium oil fractions
• Open sore in the area of numbness
• Migraine headaches or headaches to strong smells

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Geranium Oil and component PN-34	Geranium Oil with component PN-34	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Response to numbness relief and restoration of sensation	12 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Penningto Biomedical Research Center; 🇺🇸 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States