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St. John's Wort Oil on Osteoarthritis

NCT05663996 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2022-12-23

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Summary

This study investigated the effect of St. John's Wort oil on pain intensity and physical functions in people with knee osteoarthritis. This study adopted a randomized, placebo-controlled, and qualitative mixed design. The sample consisted of 60 patients randomized into intervention (n=30) and placebo control (n=30) groups. The experimental group participants were treated with St. John's Wort oil three times a week for three weeks, while the placebo control group participants were treated with olive oil three times a week for three weeks. Quantitative data were collected using a patient identification form, the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), and the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Qualitative data were collected through semi-structured interviews. .

Conditions

  • Osteoarthritis, Knee
  • Pain

Interventions

OTHER

locally applied to the skin

Applying St John's wort oil locally on the knee three times a day for three weeks.

OTHER

locally applied to the skin

Applying olive oil locally on the knee three times a day for three weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • TC Erciyes University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
35 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-12-25
Primary Completion
2018-08-06
Completion
2018-08-06

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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Diseases

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