NCT01684371

The Effects of Elmore Oil on Patients With Osteoarthritis

The Effects of a Herbal Remedy, Elmore Oil, on Pain and Well-being in Patients With Osteoarthritis: A Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Randomised Trial.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Elmore Oil Company Pty Ltd · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 45 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The treatment of osteoarthritis, a disease that eventually affects the majority of the older population, involves the alleviation of symptoms such as pain and stiffness, and the reduction of inflammation. A double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study will be performed to examine the effect of topical application of Elmore Oil, a herbal remedy (containing Eucalyptus oil, Tea tree oil, Olive oil and Vanilla), which has recently been reported to have anti-inflammatory properties, on the symptoms of osteoarthritis.

Detailed description

Sixty patients were randomly selected and approved for the study, 30 patients with even numbers received the blue dotted Elmore oil and 30 patients with odd numbers got the orange dotted Elmore and were advised to apply 3x daily on the affected knees respectively for four weeks. On the fifth week, they stopped application for 7 days as flush out period. Then on the 6th week a cross over was done on the patients - the blue dotted patients, this time received the orange dotted Elmore Oil and vice-versa and did the application three times daily for another 4 weeks. All throughout the usage, they filled out their diaries (noting the degree of pain, feeling of well being (improved sleep, mobility, ability to do their daily activities at home or at work). A pre-application base line laboratory tests were done, after 4 weeks and after 8 weeks.

Conditions

• Degenerative Arthritis
• Inflammation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Two oily solutions (Blue Dotted and Orange Dotted Elmore Oils)	Thirty participants received Blue Dotted Elmore Oil and another thirty received the Orange dotted Elmore Oil, they applied the oils three times daily on the affected knees for four weeks and stopped usage on the fifth week (flush out period) and on the 6 week, the two group switched to Orange and Blue Elmore Oil respectively. All throughout applications, they filled out their diaries to indicate changes in their mobility, moods, feeling of well being and ability to do their daily work at home or at work every week.

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-11-01
• Primary completion: 2009-04-01
• Completion: 2009-06-01
• First posted: 2012-09-13
• Last updated: 2012-09-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Philippines