EPT 100: Geranium Oil for the Relief of Neuropathic Pain

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Neuropathic Pain

Treatments: Other: Geranium oil

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01007747

PBRC 21033

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine if Geranium oil will relieve a variety of neuropathic pain and some pain relief will last more than 48 hours.

Full description

EPT 100 study is designed to identify the percentage of people who experience neuropathic pain relief from topical geranium oil from Reunion Island, determine which neuropathic pain conditions respond best and define the time course of the pain relief.

Enrollment: 166 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 years of age or oler
• Neuralgia or neuropathy with daily pain
• At least moderate intensity pain
• Signed informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnant or nursing
• Known allergies to geranium oil or geranium oil fractions

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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166 participants in 1 patient group

Geranium oil

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Geranium oil