Acute Pain, Sports Injury
Conditions
Keywords
Ayurveda, Acute pain, Sports Injury
Brief summary
Sports-related soft tissue injuries, such as sprains, strains, and contusions, are a common painful condition. Current treatment includes oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), which have a high incidence of intolerable gastrointestinal side effects. Ancient Indian healing system, Ayurveda addresses the need of sports medicine up to certain extent. In practice, there are different treatment modalities for injuries, uses of drugs & dietetics as well as practices of rehabilitation. Although, previous evidences support the efficacy of ayurveda practices with significant reduction in pain, joint tenderness, joint swelling, mobility restriction and early morning joint stiffness. But there is no treatment studies have been performed to evaluate the clinical outcome for specific sports injuries. This study assessed the efficacy and safety of ayurveda gel and patches applied to the painful injury site for the treatment of acute minor sports injury pain.
Interventions
DEVICEAyurveda
Ayurveda combinations in the form of gel and patches were applied on acute pain site.
DEVICEPlacebo
Sponsors
NMP Medical Research Institute
Adwin Life Care
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* inversion ankle injury; * injury sustained during sporting activity
Exclusion criteria
* other lower limb injury; * concurrent fracture with or without dislocation or with or without complete rupture; * surgery for ankle injury.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in Pain intensity (VAS) | baseline to 3, 7 and 14 days |
Countries
India
Outcome results
None listed