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IRCT201708029014N177 IRCT 2017-08-05 Vice-chancellor for Research and Technology, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences Comparison of the pain-relief effect of herbal ointment versus piroxicam gel in patients with musculoskeletal pain Comparison of the pain-relief effect of herbal ointment versus piroxicam gel in patients with musculoskeletal pain: a triple blind randomized clinical trial 2017-08-23 anticipated 90 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/9615 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Triple blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment, Other design features: Randomization: The patients will be randomly assigned to intervention and control groups using block randomization. Blinding: Patients will be unaware of the type of intervention. The physician who will examine the patients will not be aware of the intervention. The analyzer will be unaware of the type of interventions. Therefore, the trial will be run as triple blind. 2 Musculoskeletal pain. Intervention 1: Intervention group: Topical using herbal ointment twice a day for one week. Intervention 2: Control group: Topical using piroxicam gel twice a day for one week.
public Dr Dara Dastan
School of Pharmacy, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Fahmideh Ave.
Hamadan Iran (Islamic Republic of) +98 81 3838 0572 d.dastan@umsha.ac.ir School of Pharmacy scientific Dr Bijan Heidari
Shahid Mobasher Kashani Clinic, Mahdieh Ave.
Hamadan Iran (Islamic Republic of) +98 81 3827 4184 dr.bijanheidari80@gmail.com Shahid Mobasher Kashani Clinic Iran (Islamic Republic of) Inclusion criteria: Age of 18 to 70 years; musculoskeletal pain. Exclusion criteria: Pregnancy and breastfeeding; cutaneous disease; sensitivity of herbal compound. 18 years 70 years Both M95 Other acquired deformities of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue Treatment - Drugs Treatment - Drugs Intervention group: Topical using herbal ointment twice a day for one week. Control group: Topical using piroxicam gel twice a day for one week. Severity of the pain. Timepoint: before intervention and one and three weeks after treatment. Method of measurement: using visual analog scale (VAS). Morning stiffness. Timepoint: before intervention and one and three weeks after treatment. Method of measurement: through taking history. Vice-chancellor for Research and Technology, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences Approved 2017-07-29 Ethics Committee of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences Vice-chancellor for Research the Technology, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Fahmideh Ave Hamadan Iran (Islamic Republic of)