Geranium Oil and Its Components for the Relief of Numbness-OB 100

Pennington Biomedical Research Center13 enrolled

Overview

This study is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of geranium oil and its components in the relief of numbness and the restoration of sensations.

This is a pilot study to define the time course, the incidence of sensation restoration and the improvement in nerve conduction in people with numbness by using topical geranium oil.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Nerve Conduction Numbness

Interventions

Geranium Oil with component PN-34OTHER

Geranium oil as a topical application to the body that is numb, time to determine how long it takes for the feeling to return, if it does so, and if the return of feeling is maintained by daily topical application of oil over 12 weeks. This including the process of absorption, distribution and localization.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age or older * Neuropathy with the inability to feel touch in a standard nylon filament test * Signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or nursing * Known allergies to geranium oil or geranium oil fractions * Open sore in the area of numbness * Migraine headaches or headaches to strong smells

Locations (1)

Penningto Biomedical Research Center

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Response to numbness relief and restoration of sensation

Time frame: 12 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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