Joint Pain
Conditions
Keywords
hip, knee, topical
Brief summary
This study will compare the impact of the Yeahhh Baby! Ointment, as compared to a placebo, on measures of joint pain and discomfort in those who regularly experience joint pain. The hypothesis is that perceived pain will be reduced when subjects use the Yeahhh Baby! Ointment. Previous studies exploring the efficacy of topicals on joint pain relief have used a similar design and similar joint pain assessments as employed herein (The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index \[WOMAC\] and visual analog scale \[VAS\] for pain).
Detailed description
Joint pain is a common ailment among adults in the United States. In 2014, an estimated 14.6 million Americans with arthritis suffered from severe joint pain. It is therefore unsurprising that many topical ointments are currently marketed for joint pain relief including Bengay®, Icy Hot®, Jointflex®, and Aspercreme®. These ointments aim to reduce pain often through a combination of analgesic ingredients include capsaicin, salicylates, menthol, camphor, and lidocaine. Bengay® products, for instance, contain one or more of menthol, camphor, salicylates, and lidocaine. Icy Hot® products contain menthol, while some also include lidocaine. Yeahhh Baby! ointment is an herbal (botanical: plant-based) treatment for those impacted by joint pain. The product contains a variety of herbal ingredients that have been touted by some within the alternative medicine community as healing agents. The product started selling in 2016 and is available commercially as an all-natural alternative to other commercially available products. This ointment consists primarily of coconut oil (98%), with magnesium and small amounts of herbal ingredients (tanner's bark, slippery root, sweet weed, velvet plant, walnut hulls, kidney root, green ginger, Indian pink, mad dogweed, and nigella seed) thought to reduce inflammation and to promote tissue healing. The present study will compare the impact of the Yeahhh Baby! Ointment, as compared to a placebo, on measures of joint pain and discomfort in those who regularly experience joint pain. The hypothesis is that perceived pain will be reduced when subjects use the Yeahhh Baby! Ointment. Previous studies exploring the efficacy of topicals on joint pain relief have used a similar design and similar joint pain assessments as employed herein (The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index \[WOMAC\] and visual analog scale \[VAS\] for pain).
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTYeahhh Baby Ointment
The ointment consists primarily of coconut oil (98%), with small amounts of herbal ingredients (tanner's bark, slippery root, sweet weed, velvet plant, walnut hulls, kidney root, green ginger, Indian pink, mad dogweed, and nigella seed) thought to reduce inflammation and to promote tissue healing.
OTHERCoconut oil ointment
Coconut oil ointment with a little olive oil.
Sponsors
YEAHHH! BABY LLC
University of Memphis
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)
Intervention model description
double-blinded crossover
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
35 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Self-reported joint pain with a minimum pain rating of 3/10 for at least the past 30 days * Recreationally active (2 or more days per week) * Not obese (BMI \< 30kg/m2)
Exclusion criteria
* Tobacco users/Smokers * Allergic to coconut, walnuts, oak, olives * Currently using anti-inflammatory medicines or dietary supplements (and not willing to cease for one-month prior to participation and throughout study)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Joint pain visual analog scale | days 1-14 | A 100mm visual analog scale will be used to assess join pain. Scores range from 0 (subject strongly disagreeing with prompt) to 100 (strongly agree) |
| Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) | days 1-14 | The WOMAC measures five items for pain (score range 0-20), two for stiffness (score range 0-8), and 17 for functional limitation (score range 0-68) with 0 being none and high values being most. |
| Blood pressure | First 1 day | Resting blood pressure will be measured. |
| Heart Rate | First 1 day | Resting heart rate will be measured. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed