Effect of Purslane on Elderly Pain

Effect of Purslane Ointment on Elderly Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20181029041495N1

Enrollment

Registered

2019-01-31

Start date

2018-10-08

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-02-25

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Conditions

Chronic musculoskeletal pain. Other acquired deformities of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: The elderly will be trained to use 5 grams of purslane ointment in the knee and waist and keep it for 8 hours each night during sleep. After giving the description

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

60 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age 60 and older Chronic musculoskeletal pain Literacy reading and writing Absence of mental illness and Alzheimer's disease Non-use of analgesics to relieve chronic musculoskeletal pain during the study Not allergy to Purslane Earn at least a score of 3 numerical pain tools

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Mental illness and Alzheimer's disease Addiction to opioid

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Chronic pain. Timepoint: Pre-intervention and at the end of each week. Method of measurement: McGill Pain Questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAmirreza Nasirzadeh

Gonabad University of Medical Sciences

nasirzadeh@gmu.ac.ir+98 57253028

Outcome results

None listed

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