The efficacy and safety of a proposed herbal moisturising cream for dry skin and itch relief: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial- study protocol.

Authors: Dong-Hyo Lee, Eun-Sung Seo, Jin-Tae Hong, Gang-Tai Lee, Young-Kyoung You, Kun-Kook Lee, Ga-Won Jo, Nam-Kwen Kim

Source: BMC Complementary & Alternative Medicine; 2013, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p330-336, 7p, 1 Diagram, 1 Chart

Subject Terms: OINTMENTS, THERAPEUTIC use of plant extracts, ANALYSIS of variance, ITCHING, RESEARCH methodology, MEDICINAL plants, HEALTH outcome assessment, PLACEBOS, PRODUCT safety, QUALITY of life, QUESTIONNAIRES, RESEARCH funding, STATISTICAL sampling, SEEDS, SKIN care, STATISTICS, T-test (Statistics), DATA analysis, RANDOMIZED controlled trials, TREATMENT effectiveness, REPEATED measures design, BLIND experiment, DATA analysis software, THERAPEUTICS

Geographic Terms: KOREA