NCT05467631

Topical Phytoterpenes for Plantar Fasciitis

Topical Phytoterpene Mixture for Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis in Adults

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 42 (actual)
• Sponsor: Center for Biomedical Research, Inc. · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Randomized controlled trial of mixture of essential oils containing tea tree oil, rosemary, clove, pepper, in a formulation with skin permeation enhancers including limonene for the treatment of plantar fasciitis in adult men and women. Forty-two patients will be randomized to receive twice daily topical application of the treatment formulation or plain tea tree oil as a control. Analog pain scores will be assessed at the start of treatment and at two weeks. Analysis will be by student's T-test.

Detailed description

Randomized controlled trial of mixture of essential oils containing tea tree oil, rosemary, clove, pepper, in a formulation with skin permeation enhancers including limonene for the treatment of plantar fasciitis in adult men and women. Forty-two patients will be randomized to receive twice daily topical application of the treatment formulation or plain tea tree oil as a control. Analog pain scores will be assessed at the start of treatment and at two weeks. Analysis will be by student's T-test. Primary outcome measure will be the difference in pain score between baseline score and pain score at 2 weeks.

Conditions

• Plantar Fasciitis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Topical oil application	Topical Comparison

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-01-15
• Primary completion: 2020-04-21
• Completion: 2020-08-03
• First posted: 2022-07-20
• Last updated: 2023-07-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States