Abstract:
Osteoarthritis is the degenerative disease of cartilage that led to disability which can impair the quality of life of an individual. Aloe Vera contains bradykinin, salicylate, and other natural steroids and vitamins that reduce inflammation. The benefits of using Aloe Vera for osteoarthritis are twofold, since it is an anti-inflammatory agent, and has prophylactic properties against the gastrointestinal irritant effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. The single blinded, randomized controlled trial with the sample consisted of 90 osteoarthritic participants (30 in each group), with age range of 45 to 65-year recruited through purposive sampling, from two public and two private hospitals of Lahore. The participants were randomly divided into three treatment groups including two experimental groups (Group A & B) and one control group (Group C). The individuals in group A were provided aloe-vera drink and group B was provided with placebo drink, the individuals of group C were not provided any drink and they were asked to continue the medical intervention provided by physician. Baseline score of outcomes variables such as pain intensity and functional status was measured through Visual Analogue Scale and Patient Specific Functional Scale respectively. The pain intensity, functional status was again assessed by the assessor at 20th day, 42th day and one month after the discontinuation of treatment. There was significant reduction in pain score and improvement in functional status among the Group A participants were observed. The mean score of pain at VAS of study participants was 5. 2 ± 2.3. There was a significant difference in mean of pain score within- group effect p=0.001 and betweengroup effect with p= 0.02, which represented that aloe-vera has positive effects in reducing pain score in participants with knee osteoarthritis. A statistically significant within group effect (p=0.000) and between-group effect (p= 0.015) of aloe-vera was found on physical function of participants.
Page(s):
127-127
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: International Food & Nutrition Conference" August 18th-20th, 2022, University of Swat, Swat (Book of Abstracts), Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Year: 2022