Geranium Oil and Its Components for the Relief of Numbness-OB 100

December 17, 2015 updated by: Frank Greenway, Pennington Biomedical Research Center
This study is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of geranium oil and its components in the relief of numbness and the restoration of sensations.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This is a pilot study to define the time course, the incidence of sensation restoration and the improvement in nerve conduction in people with numbness by using topical geranium oil.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

13

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Louisiana
      • Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, 70809
        • Penningto Biomedical Research Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18 years of age or older
  • Neuropathy with the inability to feel touch in a standard nylon filament test
  • Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant or nursing
  • Known allergies to geranium oil or geranium oil fractions
  • Open sore in the area of numbness
  • Migraine headaches or headaches to strong smells

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Geranium Oil and component PN-34
Other: Geranium Oil with component PN-34
Geranium oil as a topical application to the body that is numb, time to determine how long it takes for the feeling to return, if it does so, and if the return of feeling is maintained by daily topical application of oil over 12 weeks. This including the process of absorption, distribution and localization.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Response to numbness relief and restoration of sensation
Time Frame: 12 weeks
12 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Alok Gupta, MD, Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 25, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 30, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

December 1, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 18, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 17, 2015

Last Verified

December 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • PBRC 28041

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