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Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients suffering from chronic pain due to different causes such as arthritis, frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, ankle sprain, low back pain, neurogenic pain (pain resulting from damage to the peripheral nerves or to the central nervous system itself), psychogenic pain (pain not due to past disease or injury or any visible sign of damage inside or outside the nervous system) 2.The duration of pain should be at least 3 months 3. Ready to abide by trial procedures and to give informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients showing signs and symptoms of complications such as bone and joint deformity. 2. Patients requiring long term treatment of oral and/or injectable steroids or surgical intervention. 3. Patients showing signs and symptoms of other systemic involvement. 4. Pregnant and lactating women
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. At least 5% improvement in the pain score as compared to the group receiving the comparator therapy 2. At least 5% decrease in the requirement of analgesics/NSAIDs in patients receiving the test medications as compared to patients receiving comparator therapyTimepoint: 0 to 90 days | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Less than 10% difference in the incidence of adverse events (including laboratory variables) between the 2 treatment groups. 2. 10% improvement in the Quality of Life score in patients receiving the test medications as compared to patients receiving comparator therapy Timepoint: 0 to 90 days | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
TN Medical College and BYL Nair Hospital