A pilot double-blinded, randomized, clinical trial of topical virgin olive oil versus piroxicam gel in osteoarthritis of the knee

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 99-101

  Bohlooli, Shahab ^a   Jastan, Marina ^a   Nakhostin Roohi, Babak ^b   Mohammadi, Sadollah ^a   Baghaei, Zahra ^a  

^a ARDABIL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OLIVE OIL; PIROXICAM;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARALLEL DESIGN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN ALLERGY;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ARTHRALGIA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; PIROXICAM; PLANT OILS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84859785443     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: 15367355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e31824a47b5     Document Type: Article

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