The effect of ostrich oil on musculoskeletal disorders' pain

A Clinical trial to compare the effect of ostrich oil versus placebo on pain in patients with muscluskeletal disorders

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2016122831631N1

Enrollment

Registered

2017-08-17

Start date

2017-07-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Musculoskeletal pain. Myalgia

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Each patient will receive a packet and a brochure containing the instructions. Patients will be asked to spray the topical medication(ostrich oil) on the skin twice

Treatment - Drugs

Placebo

Intervention group: Each patient will receive a packet and a brochure containing the instructions. Patients will be asked to spray the topical medication(ostrich oil) on the skin twice per day and ma

Control group: Each patient will receive a packet and a brochure containing the instruction. Patients will be asked to spray the topical medication(olive oil) on the skin twice per day and massage it

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Being an adult and having musculoskeletal pain; Having no medical history of injection, surgery and topical medicine on the area. Exclusion criteria: No willingness for participation; Requiring to use brace or cast; Having other conditions such as CTS; Requiring physical therapy; Having history of surgery on the area .

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain intensity. Timepoint: Before intervention, and 1 week(5-10 days), 2 weeks(10-16 days), one month(4-6 weeks) after intervention. Method of measurement: VAS and McGill questionnaire.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Symptoms improvement time. Timepoint: At the begining and at the end of the trial. Method of measurement: VAS and McGill questionnaire.;Area of pain. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: using the "area of pain" diagram and software for calculating the area.;Quality of Life. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: WHOQOL questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNiloufar Alavi

Orthopedic research center

alavi.niloofar@gmail.com+98 51 3841 7453

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026