The evaluation of the topical effect of Chamomile Oil on improving neuropathy symptoms

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: Diabetic Neuropathy.
Type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic neuropathy, unspecified
E11.40

Registration Number: IRCT20240611062090N1

Lead Sponsor: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 72

Inclusion Criteria

People over 18 years old with diabetic neuropathy
Being treated with routine medications to treat diabetes
The patient has controlled diabetes. (In controlled diabetes, the patient's HbA1c is less than 7)
Patients should be on gabapentin for diabetic neuropathy
The neurothesiometer results should be greater than 15 and less than 25
Having at least reading and writing literacy

Exclusion Criteria

The patient does not agree to participate in the study
Patients not receiving modern treatment for diabetes or abandoning treatment
The patient use other topical, oral or injectable drugs effective on neuropathy
The patient has skin allergy
The patient have other diseases affecting the results (lumbar disc, sciatica, radiculopathy, peripheral vascular disease, MS, nerve damage diseases such as tarsal tunnel syndrome, etc.).
Patients with foot or finger ulcers are excluded from the study due to the distortion of neurosimetry results
Use other treatments such as physiotherapy, ultrasound therapy and laser therapy.

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sensitivity to vibration. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 2 and 3 months after the start. Method of measurement: Neurothesiometer.;Michigan questionnaire score. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 2 and 3 months after the start. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;DN4 questionnaire score. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 2 and 3 months after the start. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.

Secondary Outcome Measures