Potential numbing affects of Urtica ferox

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pain; Neurological - Other neurological disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000804189
• Lead Sponsor: elson Marlborough Institute of Technology

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-06-03
• Study Completion: 2022-04-04
• Last Update Posted: 2022-11-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 9

Inclusion Criteria

Age over 18

Exclusion Criteria

Smoker
Known condition that causes neuropathy, particularly diabetes and excess alcohol intake.
Loss of hand
Loss of feeling in hand
Allergy to lidocaine or Urtica ferox

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
sing an established thermal probe testing paradigm a thermode to placed in contact with the treatment areas. The temperature of the probe increases at about 1C per second and when the participant feels warmth they report warm and when the sensation changes to pain they report pain. <br><br>The primary outcome variable is where the patients first feels warmth from the thermal probe for at least 2 seconds. [The value of the sensory test for warm between the 3 groups is compared at 3 hours post-intervention.]