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NCT05663996
St. John's Wort Oil on Osteoarthritis
Conditions: Osteoarthritis, Knee, Pain
Sex: All
Ages: 35 Years – N/A
Phase: NA
Enrollment: 60
Sponsor: TC Erciyes University
Location: Turkey
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. .
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:being literate,planning no pregnancy during the study,not being pregnant,having been diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis according to ACR (American College of Rheumatology),having had knee pain for the past month,needing analgesics for more than 15 days in a month,having osteoarthritis-related knee pain despite routine treatment with analgesics,having a VAS score of ≥ 4 on one knee,speaking Turkish,having no communication problems, andvolunteeringExclusion Criteria:Pregnant,Having a physical disability in the area where the application will be made,Having any skin disease in the area to be treated,Having large scar tissue in the area to be treated,Having a history of physical trauma in the last three months in the area to be treated,Having any peripheral vascular disease in the area to be treated,Having inflammatory joint disease,Having a history of rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia,Using any complementary and integrative (integrated) health application in the last three months,Those who have undergone intra-articular treatment in the last three months,Receiving pain blocking treatment in the last year,Receiving physical therapy in the last three months and during the application,Patients with 2 or more pain in the other knee according to the VAS scale were not included in the study.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05663996). StuddyBuddy aggregates publicly available trial information.
