Iram Bokhari, Qurratulain Tahir.
Comparison of Usefulness of Topical Capsicum Ointment with Diclofenac Gel in the Treatment of Mastalgia.
J Surg Pak Jan ;20(4):138-41.

Objective: To compare the usefulness of topical capsicum ointment with diclofenac sodium gel in the treatment of mastalgia. Study design: Comparative study. Place & Duration of study: Ward-3 Surgical Unit I, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center Karachi, from September 2011 to March 2012. Methodology: Women with mastalgia were assigned into two groups. Group A received topical diclofenac sodium gel while group B received capsicum ointment. Severity of pain was assessed on visual analogue scale (VAS) of 0-10. Chi-square test was applied to compare the outcome of two groups and p-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: A total of 72 women were enrolled. Each group had 31 participants. The mean age of the patients was 27.47 ± 8.08 year (95% CI: 25.57 to 29.37). Duration of disease was 38.66 + 9.34 months and 39.20 ± 11.12 months in group A and B respectively. Of total study participants, 41(57%) improved with treatment. In diclofenac group more patients reported pain relief than capsicum group (69.4% vessus 44.4%-p-value:<0.001). Conclusion: Topical diclofenac sodium and capsicum ointment both were found effective but diclofenac sodium was more effective in relieving mastalgia.

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