Topical Citrullus colocynthis fruit oil in painful peripheral diabetic neuropathy
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Painful diabetic polyneuropathy.Diabetic polyneuropathy
- Registration Number
- IRCT201108117297N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Controlled type 1 or 2 diabetes mellitus;
Painful Peripheral diabetic neuropathy for more than 3 months;
Age more than 18 years old;
Patients consent on enrolling study and admitting study protocol
Exclusion criteria:
Other causes of pain in lower extremities like lumbar disk herniation;
Ulcerative lesions in lower extremities;
Dermatitis;
Pregnancy;
Lactation;
Citrullus colocynthis allergy;
Unstable cardiac, neurological or renal disease;
Diagnosed other types of neuropathy.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method europathic Pain Scale (NPS) score. Timepoint: Before the study and 12 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method erve Conduction velocity. Timepoint: Before the study and 12 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: m/s by NCV.;WHOQOL-BREF score. Timepoint: Before the study and 12 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire (standard).