Effect of Linum usitatissimum L. (linseed) oil on mild and moderate carpal tunnel syndrome: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial

DARU, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Hashem Hashempur, Mohammad ^a,b   Homayouni, Kaynoosh ^b,c   Ashraf, Alireza ^b,d   Salehi, Alireza ^a   Taghizadeh, Mohsen ^e   Heydari, Mojtaba ^b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e KASHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Complementary therapies; Herbal medicine; Iranian traditional medicine; Linseed oil; Linum usitatissimum; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG THERAPY; LINSEED OIL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BOSTON CARPAL TUNNEL QUESTIONNAIRE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CHEMISTRY; COMPOUND LATENCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG THERAPY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FLAX; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR DISTAL LATENCY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PATHOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSORY DISTAL LATENCY; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION VELOCITY; SPLINT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CHEMISTRY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; FLAX; HUMANS; LINSEED OIL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PATHOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; SPLINTS; THERAPEUTIC USE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84946898714     PISSN: 15608115     EISSN: 20082231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2008-2231-22-43     Document Type: Article

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