Clinical Trial: Evaluation of Topical Citrullus Colocynthis Fruit Oil Efficacy in Treatment of Painful Peripheral Diabetic Neuropathy

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: Evaluation of Topical Citrullus Colocynthis Fruit Oil Efficacy in Treatment of Painful Peripheral Diabetic Neuropathy

Brief 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.