Effect of Nigella sativa oil on Prognosis of Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Acute ischemic stroke.Cerebral infarction
- Registration Number
- IRCT20170112031893N4
- Lead Sponsor
- Ghoum University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
Acute ischemic stroke hospitalization in Shahid Beheshti hospital
Not having a severe disability after stroke(NIHSS<20)
Not to receive antioxidants (such as vitamin C and E) constantly
Not affected by AIDS and neurodegenerative diseases (e.g. Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Exclusion Criteria
Request of patients to Exit from the study;
Previous chronic disease interferes with the performance evaluation in patients such as: chronic infections, liver or kidney failure, cancers;
Residual weakness of previous stroke
Pregnancy or breastfeeding or any conditions that makes follow up impossible
Sever loss of Consciousness
Thrombolytic therapy
Endarterectomy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Prognosis after stroke. Timepoint: At hospitalization(0), discharge(1), and after 3 months(2). Method of measurement: Functional status score based on NIHSS (National institutes of health stroke scale)(at least 50% reduction in NIHSS score in 3-month compared to the baseline score.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Prognosis after stroke. Timepoint: At hospitalization(0), discharge(1), and after 3 months(2). Method of measurement: Modified Rankin scale (MRS).