Experiment 1324084
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| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | EXTERNAL |
| Organism | Citrullus colocynthis (CUCURBITACEAE) |
| Citation | ROSTAMI,N: MOSAVAT,SH: HEYDARIRAD,G: TAFTI,RA: HEYDARI,M:. (2019). EFFICACY OF TOPICAL CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS (BITTER APPLE) EXTRACT OIL IN CHEMOTHERAPY‐INDUCED PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY: A PILOT DOUBLE‐BLIND RANDOMIZED PLACEBO‐CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL. 33() |
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| Disease | A RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, DOUBLE ARM, AND PLACEBO-CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL DESIGN EVALUATED BOTH THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF TOPICAL C. COLOCYNTHIS OIL IN MANAGEMENT OF CHEMOTHERAPY-INDUCED PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY IN CANCER PATIENTS WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY AND HAD UNDERGONE COURSES OF CHEMOTHERAPY OR HAD RECEIVED CHEMOTHERAPY OVER THE PREVIOUS 2 MONTHS. THE PATIENTS WERE TREATED BY TOPICAL C. COLOCYNTHIS OIL OR PLACEBO, TWO TIMES PER DAY FOR 2 MONTHS. FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT USING THE CANCER THERAPY/GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY GROUP (FACT/GOG)- NEUROTOXICITY (NTX) SCORE WAS USED AS THE PRIMARY OUTCOME MEASURE. ACCORDING TO THE RESULTS OF THIS PRELIMINARY STUDY, TOPICAL C. COLOCYNTHIS OIL FAILED TO IMPROVE THE SYMPTOMS OF CHEMOTHERAPY- INDUCED PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY COMPARED WITH PLACEBO. |
| Dose amount | 4 ML |
| Number | 2 |
| Qualitative result | EQUIVOCAL |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Per unit | DAY |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Extract | DECOCTION |