Study of the Effect of an Oral Formulation of Fig and Olive on Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Remission Indicators: A Randomized Clinical Trial
| Author | Shahnaz Bahadori | en |
| Author | Jamshid Salamzadeh | en |
| Author | Mohammad Kamalinejad | en |
| Author | Mohammad Reza Shams Ardekani | en |
| Author | Mansoor Keshavarz | en |
| Author | Arman Ahmadzadeh | en |
| Issued Date | 2016-07-31 | en |
| Abstract | This study was designed to explore the complementary effects of a combination formulation of olive oil, olive and fig fruits on RA remission indicators. A randomized controlled clinical trial was designed. Adult RA patients were randomly divided into two groups receiving routine Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) regimen (control group) and routine DMARDs regimen plus the herbal supplementary formulation of olive oil, fig and olive fruits (intervention group). Patients were followed every 4 weeks for total study period of 16 weeks. In addition to demographic and medical history of the patients, the Disease Activity Score with 28-joint counts based on Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (DAS28_ESR) were recorded. SPSS (version 22.0) software was used to analyze data, assuming p | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.22037/ijpr.2016.1899 | en |
| Keyword | Rheumatoid arthritis | en |
| Keyword | Complementary medicine | en |
| Keyword | Fig | en |
| Keyword | Olive | en |
| Keyword | DAS28_ESR | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Study of the Effect of an Oral Formulation of Fig and Olive on Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Remission Indicators: A Randomized Clinical Trial | en |
| Type | Original Article | en |