NCT00989599

Use of Chamomilla Recutita in Phlebitis

Therapeutic Topic Use of Chamomilla Recutita in Phlebitis Due to Peripheral Intravenous Therapy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 123 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To verify the efficacy of topical applications of Chamomilla recutita infusion for phlebitis treatment, before dose response curve study and pilot study.

Detailed description

The hypothesis adopted was that patients with phlebitis due to peripheral intravenous infusion in anti-neoplasm chemotherapy, treated with a compress of Chamomilla recutita infusion for 20 minutes three times per day, would present a shorter phlebitis regression time in comparison with patients treated with a lukewarm water compress.

Conditions

• Phlebitis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	compress of Chamomilla recutita infusion	Patients with phlebitis due to peripheral intravenous infusion in anti-neoplasm chemotherapy were treated with a compress of Chamomilla recutita infusion for 20 minutes three times per day
OTHER	compress of lukewarm water	Patients with phlebitis due to peripheral intravenous infusion in anti-neoplasm chemotherapy, in control group, were treated with a compress of lukewarm water for 20 minutes three times per day

Timeline

• Start date: 2004-09-01
• Primary completion: 2007-12-01
• Completion: 2008-09-01
• First posted: 2009-10-05
• Last updated: 2009-10-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil