Evaluation of Topical Citrullus Colocynthis Fruit Oil Efficacy in Treatment of Painful Peripheral Diabetic Neuropathy
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2014-09-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This study is designed to evaluate the topical Citrullus colocynthis fruit oil efficacy in
treatment of painful peripheral diabetic neuropathy (PDN) in a randomized double blind
placebo-controlled clinical trial design. This study includes 60 patients from SUMS
endocrinology and diabetes clinic. Patients with painful conditions other than PDN such as
radiculopathies will be excluded. After giving the Informed consent the patients will be
underwent NCS (Nerve Conduction Study) for confirming the diagnosis before recruitment. They
will be followed for 12 weeks and after 12 weeks the outcome measures including Neuropathic
Pain Scale (NPS), WHOQOL-BREF (World Health Organisation Quality of Life Brief) questionnaire
and electrodiagnostic criteria will be evaluated.